Al Wakra Hospital is an impressive general hospital that has been designed, built and staffed with the changing needs and expectations of the growing community in the country’s south in mind. Al Wakra Hospital provides comprehensive, high quality healthcare to people of all ages, from emergency care, to general medicine and surgery and highly specialized treatments. The hospital is committed to delivering diagnostic and treatment services to its patients in an integrated and efficient way. The local community has greatly benefitted since the opening of the hospital as they are now able to access state-of-the-art healthcare services close to home and no longer need to travel to Doha for much of their hospital care.
Services Offered
Al Wakra Hospital (AWH) provides access to specialized mental health care for patients across the hospital’s medical, surgical and emergency departments. The service, which provides consultation across departments to patients who may also have other existing conditions, is staffed by a multidisciplinary team consisting of the following specialized clinicians:
- Senior consultant psychiatrist
- Geriatric consultant psychiatrist
- Specialist psychiatrist
- Clinical psychologist
- Social worker
The specialized mental health team’s everyday duties include covering AWH’s Emergency Department on a 24/7 basis. In addition, the service also manages an outpatient clinic twice a week and treats on average 200 patients per month across all medical specialties.
The mental health services at AWH most commonly receive referrals to their program involving patients with depression, and also patients who are experiencing a range of mental illnesses we are now able to assess and provide treatment for on location at AWH. All cases referred to the AWH Mental Health Service are assessed on the same day based on clinical priorities.
Fees and Payment
A government hospital that provides free & subsidized services to citizens & expats
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Languages: Arabic, English
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono
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