Oman International Hospital will start vaccinating employees of companies who have registered with the Ministry of Health for Covid 19 vaccines from Saturday.
Oman International Hospital in Al Ghubra, Muscat, will give 5.000 vaccines in five days to employees of various companies as part of the efforts to kick-off a process to immunize the local and expatriate population in Oman. “Is with a sense of mission that we will embrace the task of vaccinating the maximum of people. As a health institution, is our role to battle this pandemic, giving back the safety of the people’s lives,” said Dr. José Alexandre Cunha – chairman of Al Afia Healthcare Development and Investment Company and President of the IGHS Group – the Hospital’s Operator.
Speaking to the Observer, the hospital said, "Vaccination will be offered to only companies that have registered with the Ministry of Health and we cannot accept any member of the society directly. We are only offering our facilities to get maximum people vaccinated, which is the need of the hour."
To celebrate the soft opening, the hospital is offering the OIH Bronze Card, that will bring special services and unique conditions to its users: “Access to telemedicine services of the IGHS Group; 10% discount on the price list, free GP consultation during the Hospital’s 1st year and access with an immediate discount to home consultations (10%) are just some of the benefits” pointed Dr. Alexandre Cunha. The Bronze Card is one of 3 cards that the Hospital is presenting to the market. “As a patient, you can start with the Bronze Card and be upgraded latter-on, according to the number of points that you are accumulating – just like the miles in a card of any airline. So you can go from the Bronze to the Silver and from the Silver to the Gold, and the benefits and discounts will also increase”.
“We will be doing a promotion in Oman Avenues Mall, starting from next week that will present our cards, and let them reachable to whoever wants to acquire them”, he informed.
Another initiative that the Hospital will be dynamizing very soon is the Covid-19 drive-thru, where anyone will be able to do a covid antigen test in the comfort and safety of its car. “The next weeks will be challenging but also rewarding and full of add-ons to the Omani Healthcare Market. The Covid-19 drive-thru is another tool used to help the people understand if they are immune to Covid and if they can gather in safety”. “We are proud to play our part in contributing to the country’s healthcare sector, in line with the objectives of the Omani government to develop integrated medical services and medical training. With the government encouraging the private healthcare sector, we look forward to being recognised as the go-to private hospital in the capital,” Dr. José Alexandre Cunha added.
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