Reporter/ Fazeena Saleem

HMC screens over 25,000 newborns for hearing issues 07 Jul 2019 - 09:46 am

Doha: The National Center for Early Detection of Hearing Loss programme, an initiative for timely diagnosis of hearing weakness in children, has screened...

Qatar Poison Center saves residents from unnecessary visits to hospitals 05 Jul 2019 - 12:52 pm

The Qatar Poison Center is playing crucial role in reducing unnecessary visits of residents to emergency departments (ER). Qatar Poison Center helpline, opened...

Ties with Qatar to strengthen further: US Chargé d’Affaires 04 Jul 2019 - 08:23 am

Doha: The upcoming visit of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the US is expected to be important and...

Health Minister opens expanded Surgical Intensive Care Unit at HGH 03 Jul 2019 - 09:44 am

Doha: An expanded Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) located within Hamad General Hospital (HGH) with state-of-the-art facilities was officially inaugurated yesterday by Minister...

50% of surgeries at Hamad General Hospital were emergency cases 02 Jul 2019 - 09:16 am

Doha: With the surgical services going through a rapid expansion, a total of 9717 surgeries were performed in different specialities at the Hamad...

Organ donor numbers reach 370,000 in Qatar 01 Jul 2019 - 08:26 am

Doha: The number of registered organ donors in the country has reached 370,000 showing an increase of around nine percent since Ramadan. As...

Nursing Informatics enhances patient care across HMC 28 Jun 2019 - 11:10 am

Nursing Informatics, a growing speciality, has significantly contributed in the improvement of patient care across Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). It allows nurses to...

Nursing Informatics: A growing speciality across HMC 26 Jun 2019 - 01:37 pm

The increasingly digitised healthcare world has driven Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to be at the forefront of adopting technological advancement in Qatar. To...

QF-funded technology aims to enhance cybersecurity globally 26 Jun 2019 - 09:26 am

Doha: A homegrown technology funded by Qatar Foundation (QF) has given Qatar the potential to play a leading role in the global fight...

Qatar donor registry aims to reach 400,000 donors by year end 25 Jun 2019 - 08:24 am

Doha: With 365,000 people in Qatar’s organ donor registry by last week, it is hoped that this number will increase to 400,000 by...

Achievements of Qatar’s nurses celebrated at UCQ’s graduation ceremony 24 Jun 2019 - 08:50 am

Doha: Academic achievements of Qatar’s nurses were celebrated at the University of Calgary in Qatar’s (UCQ) annual graduation ceremony held yesterday. Ninety five...

HMC introduces new neurology services 24 Jun 2019 - 08:17 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has introduced new services as part of its continuous efforts to provide rapid and efficient care for people...

CNA-Q celebrates the largest graduating class 21 Jun 2019 - 09:28 am

College of the North Atlantic - Qatar (CNA-Q) , the country’s premier technical college yesterday celebrated academic achievements of its largest class during...

Nearly 17,000 babies born at WWRC in the first year of full operations 20 Jun 2019 - 10:15 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) new state-of-the-art Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) has marked its first anniversary of transitioning services from Women’s...

Initiative to encourage more Qataris to join nursing field 19 Jun 2019 - 08:25 am

Sidra Medicine by joining with partners is playing an active role in encouraging more Qataris to join the nursing profession. Along with the...

Sidra performs first paediatric renal transplants in partnership with HMC 18 Jun 2019 - 08:00 am

Doha: Making it a major milestone in the development of Qatar’s integrated healthcare system, surgeons from Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation,...

HMC encourages public to differentiate between emergency and non-urgent conditions 14 Jun 2019 - 10:08 am

Doha: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has encouraged the public to differentiate between emergency and non-urgent conditions while the seeking services. In a social...