The hospitals have A&E departments, which operate fully around the clock, providing comprehensive, immediate and high-quality care. The A&E department is specially-designed and equipped so as to manage adequately and effectively all emergency cases that are handled.
It has a specialist surgeon, internal medicine specialist and a cardiologist throughout the day and night; it is supported by the Intensive Care Unit, the radiology department, the CT and MRI deparment and the microbiology lab. The department’s operation is supported by all the hospital’s specialties available on call.
The A&E department handles a large number of emergencies. Cases include:
- Heart attack
- Loss of consciousness
- Respiratory problems
- Choking
- Bleeding
- Injury in bones and joints
- Poisoning
- Fever
- Paroxysm
- Eye trauma
- Bites, stings
- Mild burns
- Heat strokes
- Hypothermia