Rumailah Hospital awarded first Middle East Age-Friendly health system

Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Rumailah Hospital (RH) has proudly been recognized as the first Age-Friendly Health System in the Middle East, achieving the esteemed Level 2 recognition as 'Committed to Care Excellence,' by the United States-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and its founding partners.The recognition underscores RH's unwavering commitment to delivering exemplary care to older adults and supports Qatar's Third National Development Strategy.The Age-Friendly Health Systems program is an initiative that aims to transform healthcare for older adults by implementing the 4Ms framework - What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility.Commenting on such international recognition, Medical Director of RH Dr. Hanadi Khamis said, "receiving this recognition from IHI is a testament to the dedication and hard work of all multidisciplinary healthcare staff at RH in ensuring that elderly patients in Qatar have fast access to high-quality healthcare services. Qatar has a growing elderly population, and we are committed to continuing the advancement of specialist healthcare services to meet their medical needs as well as delivering education and awareness to support the elderly community to stay healthy through good lifestyle habits.""The recognition comes after months of rigorous evaluation and data collection, demonstrating the tangible impact of the 4Ms framework on the quality of care provided to older adults at RH," she added.For his part, Chief of Patient Experience and Director of the Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute at HMC said, "HMC's long-standing strategic partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has led to numerous meaningful improvements in healthcare in Qatar, including those at Rumailah Hospital, enabling patients to benefit from access to healthcare services on par with the highest international standards."In turn, President and Chief Executive Officer of IHI Dr. Kedar Mate said, "RH has set a remarkable example of care excellence for the elderly for the Middle East and beyond. Their dedication to implementing the 4Ms framework and their success in achieving Age-Friendly Health System recognition is truly inspiring. This milestone signifies a landmark moment in the care of the elderly in the region, and we are proud to support them in this journey."