* The Clinic received 817 patients throughout its operations

Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Sealine Medical Clinic has concluded its services for the 2020/21 camping season. The clinic has been operating for the past 11 years provides campers in the Sealine and Khor Al Adaid areas with urgent healthcare services. The Clinic, which is in line with HMC’s commitment to provide safe, compassionate, and effective care to all patients in Qatar, was opened on October 2020 and concluded the services on 22nd of this month, HMC said in a press release Monday.
 


Ali Al Khater, Chief Communications Officer at HMC and Project Manager of the Sealine Hamad Medical Clinic
Ali Al Khater, Chief Communications Officer at HMC and Project Manager of the Sealine Hamad Medical Clinic, thanked everyone who contributed to the activities of the clinic, including clinical, nursing staff, paramedics from the Ambulance Service, and administrative support staff. He also expressed his thanks to the Ministry of Municipality & Environment, for their continued support to the Sealine Medical Clinic including their support in relocating the clinic to a more accessible venue, which facilitated the smooth running of the clinic in providing urgent healthcare to campers in the area during the camping season.
Efforts to ensure that campers in the Sealine and surrounding areas are provided with quality and speedy healthcare services throughout the camping season have been coordinated with various stakeholders in Qatar.  Al Khater noted that the activities of the clinic this year’s camping season have been of a special nature as it came amidst the Covid-19 pandemic which required campers to adhere to precautionary measures to curb the spread of the virus.
“During this season we have seen Sealine campers’ commitment to precautionary measures such as social distancing, wearing face masks, and keeping hands clean constantly to avoid the Covid-19 virus, as well as taking safety precautions and to prevent accidents, injuries, and potential infections. This has helped the clinic staff perform their healthcare role. We are thankful to campers for acting responsibly,” Al Khater said.
The Clinic operated from 3pm Thursday to 5pm Saturday each weekend during the camping season. The clinic was equipped with necessary medical equipment and other items for medical emergencies and trauma. Serious cases needing specialised care were transported to hospitals via ambulances or helicopter, depending on the type of emergency. The clinic, which had an adjacent helipad, was staffed by a physician, a nurse, and a medical supervisor.
 

Dr. Hamid Ghareeb, Medical Supervisor at the Sealine Medical Clinic
Speaking about the services offered this season, Dr. Hamid Ghareeb, Medical Supervisor at the Sealine Medical Clinic said: “Work at the clinic continued throughout weekends during the camping season where a total number of 817 (724 male, and 93 female) patients were seen, including 222 trauma cases and 595 medical cases. The clinic staff treated 738 patients aged between 11 and 60 years and four patients older than 60 years of age whereas pediatric patients aged 10 years and below accounted for 75 patients. Out of the total number of patients seen, 20 cases required transportation to emergency departments at Hamad General Hospital or Al Wakra Hospital via ambulances but this season none were transported by helicopter.”