Friday 7 August 2020

Seha extends operating hours

The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has made announcement of new operating hours for selected services in its centres at Sheikh Sha...

SKMC Abu Dhabi Seha Facility Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has made announcement of new operating hours for selected services in its centres at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) and Tawam Hospital.

The new initiative will expands the network's capacity to provide the healthcare needs of patients, decrease the waiting time at the hospitals and elevate the overall patient journey.

Patients can now get the medical consultation easily with the extended timings for in-demand specialties from morning 8.30am till 8.30pm evening. Some selected clinics are also working on Saturdays. The change in operational hours has already been started at Tawam Hospital and will be starting at SSMC and SKMC from this Sunday onwards.

To make sure the availability of doctors and facilities, the operating hours of the following services at the SSMC, SKMC and Tawam hospital will be extended and public can access as per the new timings: 
  • Cardiology
  • Neurology (adult and pediatric)
  • ENT
  • Neurosurgery, in addition to supplementary specialties per facility.

The group deputy chief executive officer, Seha, Rashed Saif Al Qubaisi, said that "As Seha continues transforming and advancing the healthcare sector in the Abu Dhabi region and beyond, we have a responsibility to ensure our facilities and services are fully accessible to the community. With our facilities strategically placed to ensure the entire community has easy access to world class healthcare, we are pleased to now extend our operating hours to guarantee convenience in appointment scheduling. We are confident that with this new change, we will be better positioned to meet every medical need amid the population."

The acting group chief operations officer, Seha,  Dr Marwan Al Kaabi stated that "We look forward to welcoming patients during the new operating hours, and are confident the new scheduling flexibility will allow patients to better manage their healthcare journeys."

The revised timings of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Taeam Hospital and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City will help the citizens and residents to access and use the medical facilities easily.


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