(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Mesaieed Hospital has been a central part of Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) COVID-19 hospital network and with the last recovered patients leaving the hospital on Wednesday, the hospital is now planning to reopen a range of routine services that will improve access to healthcare for the local community.
Mesaieed Hospital discharged the last group of recovered COVID-19 patients, in the presence of the Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari.
A group of six final COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospital to return home, said Mahmoud Al Raisi, Acting CEO of Mesaieed Hospital. Mesaieed Hospital was assigned in April and has provided high-quality care to COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe symptoms. 'Mesaieed Hospital was one of the four hospitals Qatar dedicated to treat COVID-19 and has treated 6,173 patients since April.
I am immensely proud of the team here at Mesaieed Hospital for the role they have played in caring for thousands of patients with COVID-19. Their dedication and commitment were so outstanding, Al Raisi told The Peninsula.
'With the number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Qatar continuing to decline there is now less demand for hospital beds, he said. He expressed hope that no new cases would be reported and the facility will be utilized for other healthcare needs soon.
Al Raisi also noted that HMC's System Wide Incident Command Committee (SWICC) for COVID-19, chaired by Dr Saad Al Kaabi, has worked hard and ensured healthcare system can provide quick access and care to all patients with COVID-19 can quickly access the care they need. '
Over the past few weeks, the Qatar has witnessed a downward trend in the number of detected cases with the daily tally of recoveries outpacing new infections, which highlights the efficiency of the country's healthcare sector, said Al Raisi.
'We are now past the peak of the CVID-19 in Qatar and the number of new confirmed cases continues to fall, but the public should be more cautioned by practicing social distancing and taking all means of public safety, he added.
Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, Ras Laffan Hospital, the Cuban Hospital and Mesaieed Hospital long with the Communicable Disease Center treat COVID-19 patients in the country
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