Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has announced that doctors and other staff in emergency departments across the SEHA network will be available 24 hours a day during Eid Al Adha holidays 9 – 12 Dhu Al Hijjah (10th – 13th August, 2019).
Dialysis services at all locations will be available from 7am to 11pm daily, except on Fridays. SEHA has extended its Eid greetings to the leadership of the UAE, members of the Abu Dhabi government, citizens and residents.
This was a decision in-line with the Abu Dhabi government’s commitment to provide people from across the UAE with the highest quality of care and treatment, and to ensure that patients have uninterrupted access to health services during the holiday.
Across the SEHA network, hospitals and clinics have also announced their operating hours. Sheikh Khalifa Medical City clinics will close for the duration of the holiday and resume services on Wednesday, 14 August 2019.
The Mafraq Hospital will operate as normal, but visits to the clinics will be from 10 am to 10 pm every day during the holidays. Visits to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) will be from 11 am to 2 pm and in the evenings from 5 pm to 10 pm.
The Al Rahba Hospital’s Paediatric Department will operate from 8 am to 11 pm. The outpatient department will remain closed for the duration of the holiday.
Corniche Hospital will continue to provide emergency services and accept outpatients throughout the holiday. Visitors to the Corniche Hospital will be permitted entry between 10:00 am to 12:00 am. Regular hours will commence at The Corniche Women’s Health Centre.
At Tawam Hospital, the ICU will be operational from 3 pm to 11 pm. The outpatient clinics and support services will be closed throughout the holiday.
The ICU at Al Ain Hospital, will operate from 8 am to 12 pm throughout the Eid Al Adha holidays. Other locations including Al Zaafarana, Khalifa City, Al Bahyah, Al Muqtada, Al Hili Clinic, Muwaiji Al Wahr and Nu'ma are operating Saturday, Monday and Tuesday from 2 pm to 10 pm but close on Sunday. Normal working hours will commence on Wednesday, August 14.
At Al Wagan Hospital, the family medicine department will operate from 8 am to midnight, while the internal medicine wing will be open from 9 am to 1 pm. The paediatric department will be available from 10 am to 2 pm and in the evenings from 5 pm to 10 pm. The hospital’s dental clinic and blood bank will remain closed during the holidays.
Emergency services in the Al Dhafra region including at Madinat Zayed, Liwa, Dalma Island, and Sir Bani Yas Island, and Bida'a Al Mutawa will be available for patients 24 hours. Clinics at all locations will be open 24 hours and visitors will be welcome between 10 AM and 10 PM daily.
The Ramah clinic will only be open on Saturday August 10 from 2 pm to 10 pm and close during the rest of the Eid holiday.
All facilities will reopen with regular working hours on Wednesday, 14 August 2019.
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About SEHA:
The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC–SEHA – is an independent, public joint stock company created to develop the curative activities of the public healthcare system in Abu Dhabi. The company owns and operates all the public hospitals and clinics of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. SEHA is committed to continuous improvement of customer care to recognized international standards and providing the community with world-class healthcare. SEHA operates 12 hospitals with 2,644 beds, more than 60 ambulatory care, family care and urgent care centers and 2 blood banks. Its facilities accommodate 100,000 inpatients annually and conduct 41,000 surgeries, as well as treating more than five million outpatients. SEHA is one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the Middle East with more than 17,000 doctors, nurses, ancillary care and administrative personnel. Learn more at www.seha.ae .
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