Patients content with wound care services at HMC

Wound care services at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have found major success with majority of patients finding the services satisfying. Some 95 percent of the patients with the Wound Care Unit at HMC have found the services satisfactory, according to experts.
HMC recently organised Qatar’s First International Wound Management Conference that brought in some 1,500 experts and participants from round the world. The conference that concluded here yesterday, discussed advanced treatment methods which could help to improve wound care.
“We have done a number of studies on various aspects of wound care at the unit and one of the major studies has shown that majority of the patients are content with our services,” said Shaikha Al Qahtani, Director of Nursing for Wound Care Management, HMC.  “Some 95 percent of our patients are satisfied with the wound care service we provide. The study was done last year to identify any gap in service we provide at Wound Care Unit and to develop that part. Our patient care services arrange appointments with various departments for the patients and if they are admitted we arrange all the other multidisciplinary team to examine the patient. Patients can call us any time and the appointments are arranged at according to patient’s time. We are also focusing on training the patients to take care of themselves at home and all these brings in major satisfaction for the patients,” she told The Peninsula.
Wound Care Service at Hamad General Hospital (HGH)has evolved into a modern and advanced medical specialisation aimed at providing a quality medical service that contributes to healing serious and chronic wounds to avoid dangerous complications. Wound care teams are available at all HMC hospitals and they treat patients for diabetic wounds, post surgery wounds, chronic wounds due to dermatology problems, road accident and construction site injuries.
“We are seeing an increasing number of patients with wounds. To cater to the increasing needs, we are thinking of growing the nursing experts to treat wounds by having a dedicated sub specialised team for the wound care,” said Dr Yousef Al Masalamani, Medical Director of HGH.
“Most of the cases are diabetic wounds and we also treat all types of wounds such as wounds due to skin problems, post surgical wounds and wounds from accidents,” he said.
The conference aimed at providing comprehensive information about the various aspects of clinical and practical care for patients. It will also share the most modern scientific applications in the treatment of wounds resulting from chronic diseases such as diabetes and look at ways to improve the wound care system by offering innovative ideas in prevention, treatment, management and research worldwide.
A number of workshops on important topics relevant wound prevention, treatment and management was also held.