The number of patients visiting the outpatient clinics at the National Hospital in the city of Raqqa exceeds 500 daily, where they are provided with completely free diagnostic and therapeutic medical services. This department, which includes 12 clinics, covers most medical specialties and works to organize the workflow according to a numerical sequence to ensure patients' rights.
For his part, Dr. Maher Kaakaji, head of the outpatient department, clarified that work begins by receiving patients in the morning at the registration office before transferring them to the specialized clinic according to their health condition. He added that the services include medical examinations, radiological imaging, laboratory tests, and dispensing available prescriptions from the hospital pharmacy.
Kaakaji pointed out that work is underway to open the oral and maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics clinics soon, emphasizing the need to expand the clinic space and rehabilitate the building, particularly maintenance works related to electricity and water, to accommodate the growing number of patients.
For his part, Ahmad Al-Assaf, head of the National Hospital, stated that the organization of work relies on doctors' commitment to shifts from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, while receiving all patients without a daily cap. Al-Assaf confirmed the availability of the necessary medical staff, noting a shortage in supplies and medications, as well as the need to rehabilitate infrastructure.
It is worth noting that more than 30,000 patients benefited from the radiology department's services during the first nine months of the current year. Additionally, the hospital received medical devices and equipment from the Global Sight Foundation on the fifth of this month, including a surgical microscope and a phacoemulsification device for cataract surgery, sufficient to perform approximately 400 surgical operations.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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