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Hamad Medical Corporation launches high-tech ambulances

Published: 14 Nov 2016 - 12:34 pm | Last Updated: 06 Nov 2021 - 08:12 pm
The new and improved Hamad ambulance with latest systems. (Abdul Basit / The Peninsula)

The new and improved Hamad ambulance with latest systems. (Abdul Basit / The Peninsula)

The Peninsula

DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)’s Ambulance service today launched new high tech vehicles for non emergency patients with latest information technology services, fleet management system and electronic patient clinical record in the presence of H E Dr Hanan Al Kuwari, Minister of Public Health.

The new non emergency vehicles will give patients more comfortable experience and advanced medical care during the travel. The  advanced fleet management system controls all call taking, triaging and dispatching for services involving patient transport and mobile healthcare service home visits across the country.

Electronic patient clinic record has been introduced at the Ambulance service as part of the Clinical Information system (CIS) being implemented across the HMC.