UAE | Health
Urgent care clinic opens in Al Ain
Tawam Hospital unit will treat non-emergency medical conditions and cases of minor trauma
- By Aftab Kazmi, Bureau Chief
- Published: 00:00 February 24, 2012
Al Ain: The Tawam Hospital on Thursday opened an urgent care clinic (UCC) to ease the pressure off its emergency department.
The clinic will operate between 5pm to 12am and has a capacity to treat 70 patients daily, a hospital official said. It has been designed to minimise wait times at the emergency department and improve service for patients.
Patients referred to the UCC will be those in stable conditions but requiring urgent treatment for problems such as abdominal pain, flu, ear pain and eye problems, asthma, wounds, sprains and fractures, rashes and sudden digestive issues.
Dr Robert Corder, chairman of the department of emergency medicine, said the clinic would significantly reduce wait times and improve patient experience. Fully equipped and staffed by a minimum of two doctors and three nurses at all times, the UCC will also have access to Tawam resources, including laboratory, x-ray and pharmacy services.
Addressing health needs
Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, chairman of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), said: "The enhancement of Tawam's department of emergency medicine with the Urgent Care Clinic ensures that our focus remains on providing the very best medical services to patients, enabling the hospital to better meet the health care needs of the Al Ain community today and into the future."
The UCC will also treat a significant number of patients who currently visit the emergency room with cases of minor trauma and injury and other non-emergency medical conditions.
These conditions will now be treated at the new unit.
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