Doha, May 06 (QNA) - The Orthopedic Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is set to operate with the system of evening clinics at Bone and Joint Centre starting from Sunday four times in a week.

In a statement, the HMC clarified that the evening clinics aim to provide an additional storage capacity to fulfill the increasing demand for orthopedic services and reduce visitors' long waiting for appointments through Bone and Joint Centre.

The evening services will be offered from Sunday to Wednesday every week starting from 3 pm until 7 pm, the department pointed out, adding that HMC decided to operate 22 new evening clinics at Bone and Joint Centre by dedicating four clinics to testing in order to serve the fractures and general bone cases.

The new clinics will cover all sub-specialties in orthopedics department, including spine, hip, knee, shoulder, elbow and hand, as well as orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedics, foot and ankle traumas.

The evening clinics are scheduled to primarily serve the new patients, post-operative cases, post-MRI scans, fractures and urgent cases, while follow-up appointments will be in the morning period only.

The HMC initiated the operation of evening clinics on May 1, 2023, at the medical care center, Ophthalmology, ENT, urology, audiology clinic, and orthopedics.

The corporation called on the public to utilize the HMC Customer Service Center's help line Nesma'ak 16060, which offers services around the clock during the whole week, as patients can manage their upcoming appointments in the HMC's facilities by either booking an appointment, or change and cancel the appointments. (QNA)