Sidra Medicine is pleased to announce the opening of several additional pediatric outpatient clinics in September. The new pediatric clinics are: Infectious Diseases, Adolescent Medicine, Nephrology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology and a Pre-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU).
Dr. David Sigalet, Medical Director of the Outpatient Center and Department Chair of Surgery said, “We are very excited to be on track with the launch of more clinics and services at the Sidra Medicine Outpatient Clinic. We now have over 30 clinics, allied health and clinical services. This marks an important milestone as we prepare for our outpatient services to become fully operational by January 2017. We are also working towards the launch of day surgeries soon. Our day surgery clinic will conduct minor surgeries and procedures and pediatric patients will be discharged on the same day. This is an exciting time for Sidra Medicine and more importantly a crucial service delivery for the children of Qatar who require specialist healthcare services.”
- The Infectious Diseases clinic will address pediatric infections including fever and rash based diseases, bone and joint infections, and complicated skin and soft tissue infections.
- Adolescent Medicine will focus on children from 14 years of age up to 18, and will see patients with such issues as chronic illness or disability, mental illness and behavioral problems, and eating disorders.
- Nephrology will address problems including renal disease, chronic kidney disease, and bladder dysfunction.
- The Ophthalmology clinic will provide multidisciplinary pediatric ophthalmic care for conditions related to the eye, orbit, and related structures. This includes retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) – a retinal disease that occurs in premature babies; eyelid lesions, congenital corneal and lens malformations, congenital glaucoma and retinal dystrophies which affect visual functions.
- The Anesthesiology Clinic and Pre-Anesthesia Care Unit will include pre-assessment and testing for children requiring sedation or anesthesia for procedures currently being performed by Sidra Medicine doctors at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) hospitals.
While consultations with the Sidra Medicine surgical team are based out of the Sidra Medicine Outpatient Clinic, all surgical procedures and operations are currently being conducted at HMC hospitals.
The Sidra Medicine Outpatient Clinic is currently accepting referral based patients from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Primary Health Care Corporation and the QF Primary Health Care Center. Sidra Medicine is collaborating closely with other healthcare institutions in Qatar to expand the referral network as and when more clinics and services are launched.