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Posted On: 14 December 2023 06:09 pm
Updated On: 14 December 2023 06:14 pm

PHCC announces working hours during Qatar National Day

Cassandra Pallagud
Cassandra Pallagud
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The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has announced the work schedule in health centers during the National Day, as Sunday and Monday will be official holiday.

20 out of 31 PHCC health centers will operate during the holiday, including Al Wakra, Al Matar, Al Mashaf, Omar bin Al Khattab, West Bay, Al Thumama, Al Sadd, Rawdat Al Khail, Leabib, Umm Salal, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq, Al Rayyan, Mesaimeer, Muaither, Al Khor, Al Ruwais and Al Sheehaniya.

Al Jumailiya Health Center will operate with a 24-hour call system. Family medicine and support services will operate in the centers continuously from 7 am to 11 pm. Dental services will also operate continuously from 7 am to 10 pm in the mentioned centers.

The centers that will not operate during the National Day holiday are: Umm Ghuwailina, South Al Wakra, Al Ghuwairiya, Al Kaaban, Al Daayen, Qatar University, Al Wajba, Al Waab, Abu Nakhla, Umm Al Seneem, and Al Karaana. The specialized clinics will be available according to the patients' scheduled appointments in advance during the morning and evening shifts, the morning period from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm and the evening period from 4:00 am to 10:00 pm.

As for the ophthalmology, dermatology, ENT clinics, they will operate in Leabaib and Rawdat Al Khail centers. As for the pre-marriage medical examination clinic, it will operate in the Leabaib center on Sunday in the morning shift only and on Monday in the night shift only.

The following health centers will provide 24 hours urgent care services : Al Sheehaniya Center, Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Center, Muaither Center, Al Ruwais Center, Al Kaaban Center, Umm Slal Center, Gharrafat Al Rayyan Center, Rawdat Al Khail Center, Al Mashaf Health Center, and Al Sadd Center.

As for the community call center, 16000, it will provide medical consultation services over the phone and operate continuously 24 hours a day, in addition to the hotline 40277077 for booking appointments for vaccinations for "Covid-19", and it works continuously from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm. Medication Home Delivery Service will be suspended on Monday only.

Source and cover image credit: Qatar News Agency