Representatives of HMC, the Community Police, Human Rights Departments and Qatar Building Company with a Bayt Aman guest.
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) yesterday officially opened Bayt Aman, a care giving facility for low income workers who are in the final stages of recovery from severe illnesses and preparing to return to their home country.
Bayt Aman, a villa in Al Thumama, can accommodate up to 12 guests at a time and is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a nurse in-charge and patient care attendants. Guests being cared at Bayt Aman no longer need clinical supervision that is provided at HMC’s rehabilitation and long-term care units.
The facility, which is also supported by the Ministry of Interior, has been open for seven months and hosts 13 guests. Mahmoud Al Raisi, Chief of Continuing Care at HMC, said, “Bayt Aman provides a safe and restorative environment for expatriate workers who have completed medical treatment and are waiting to return home. The accommodation will help our guests who have completed their treatment at HMC to fully recuperate and readjust to their normal routines so they are better able to return to daily life.”
Ali Al Khater, HMC Chief Communications Officer, said, “I am delighted to welcome colleagues, including those from the Community Police and Human Rights Departments at the Ministry of Interior, to the opening of Bayt Aman. This project has shown the value of different organisations
working together effectively for the benefit of guests at Bayt Aman.”
The Bayt Aman villa was donated to HMC by the Qatar Building Company (QBC).
“We are delighted to be able to provide HMC with the villa and to help these patients recover fully and begin to live a normal daily life before they return home. This is something we believe is part of our social responsibility," said QBC owner, Abdulhameed Mostafawi.
Jerman Mukhiya, a Nepalese, will be leaving Qatar shortly and has been staying at Bayt Aman for six-and-half months after recovering from a traumatic brain injury.
“Bayt Aman has allowed me to fully recover from my injuries in a safe and caring environment. It has also given me the opportunity to ease myself back into everyday life, doing things like cooking and cleaning. I am very thankful to both HMC and the Ministry of Interior for supporting me and my family before I return to Nepal,” he said.
The opening of Bayt Aman follows the recent expansion of facilities across HMC, including commencing care services at two new hospitals, the Communicable Disease Center and the Qatar Rehabilitation Institute.
