Muscat: The new expansion of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency Department of Khoula Hospital was opened officially on Monday aside with restarting the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department after being modernized. The ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr Said Harib al Lamki, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health for Health Affairs.
Dr Abdullah Mohammed al Salti, Assistant Director General for Medical Affairs at Khoula Hospital pointed out that the expansion of the OBG was due to the increasing demand for the services as figures indicated that the Khoula Hospital clinic received more than (22,645) patients in 2022, while the patients this year have reached (22,939) so far.
He stressed that the Directorate General of Khoula Hospital represented by Khoula Hospital, Al Nahdha Hospital, and Wattaya OBG Complex, is striving to achieve a qualitative leap in Gynaecology and Obstetrics services align with Oman Vision 2040 through introducing rare specialties, maintaining service competency as per the approved international standards, along with utilizing available resources, and boosting training and scientific research.
The Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergency department includes (4) beds and an examination room, while the labour ward includes (4) beds and an induction room with two beds.
The department also includes (10) rooms for the final post-natal stage, a pregnant ward with (16) beds, (36) beds in the postnatal ward, (30) beds in the obstetrics and gynecology ward, (3) operating rooms, and (2) beds in the recovery room.
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