www.hmc.org.qa Annual Report Annual Report 2010/11 Annual Report 2 010 /11 Putting the patient first Hamad Medical Corporation Hamad Medical Transforming New Alliance Two Prestigious QR1.9 bn Deal Cancer with Partners Awards at Arab with Ashghal Services HealthCare System Health 2011 and Hyundai His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Emir of the State of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Heir Apparent MAnAging DirEctor’S ForEworD working in a caring profession that exists to help Trauma injuries (road and work) Children with special needs others and serve our community is a privilege – in response, Hamad Medical corporation – we are continuously ensuring that children for all of us at Hamad Medical corporation, has established a trauma surgery program with special needs are cared for in the most especially in an environment such as Qatar that is undergoing accreditation from the suitable environments. the new Al Maha where our leadership has demonstrated American college of Surgeons and has been children’s rehabilitation Unit provides a profound commitment to creating a healthcare identified by the world Health organization multi-disciplinary approach to caring for system that is rooted in excellence. in its publication ‘Strengthening care for the children with special needs. this specialized injured: Success stories and lessons learned unit is designed to provide a more child- we are privileged to be working in a country from around the world – 2010’ as a model friendly and comforting environment for where health and education are viewed as for others to follow. long-term patients through a multidisciplinary founding pillars of our society. we thank our approach. this unit has enabled us to transfer Diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome Emir His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa chronic ventilated children to more homely – changes in lifestyle trends have caused an Al-thani for his vision for the State of surroundings. Qatar, and for his noble and compassionate increase in obesity, in turn leading to increased leadership which has installed humanitarian levels of type-2 diabetes and metabolic in addressing those problems, Hamad Medical values in all its citizens, with Hamad Medical conditions. Hamad Medical corporation has corporation has distinguishing characteristics corporation playing a significant role in the one of the largest and best-established that set us apart from other public health support of relief and international healthcare diabetes and endocrine diseases units in the providers in our region. we are still the only support for countries in need of assistance. region, helping manage these problems in a healthcare organization outside the United patient-focused manner and working towards States to have all its hospitals receive Joint we are immensely grateful to Sheikh tamim developing a well-rounded diabetes center in commission international re-accreditation bin Hamad Al-thani, Heir Apparent and Hamad general Hospital. simultaneously, and we are leading the chairperson of the Supreme council of way in working to become an academic Cardiovascular diseases and hypertension Health, and to Her Highness Sheikha Moza health system that integrates research with – there has also been an increase in bint nasser, Vice chairperson of the Supreme the implementation of best practices for cardiovascular diseases, especially in affluent council of Health, for their vision, leadership continued quality enhancements. GCC countries. our new Heart Hospital will and support. we are also thankful to His provide a state-of-the-art medical cardiac Looking back on 2010, Hamad Medical Excellency Abdulla bin Khalid Al-Qahtani, and cardiothoracic facility intended to corporation recorded several major Secretary general of the Supreme council integrate all cardiothoracic medical and achievements in our primary focus areas of Health and Minister of Health. surgical services in one facility. in addition, of healthcare, education and research: Under the leadership of the Supreme council the collaborative research program between of Health, Hamad Medical corporation and the Heart Hospital, Qatar Foundation and the Healthcare its member organizations are committed to Advanced cardiovascular network (QAL) to Hamad Medical corporation has worked closely Hamad Medical Corporation has distinguishing continuous development of their services to establish and operate the Qatar with the Supreme council of Health to achieve meet the evolving needs of our society cardiovascular research center will shed the healthcare goals of the 2030 Vision for characteristics that set us apart from any other through sustainable and national capacity more light on the causes and trends in Qatar, as formulated by our Emir, HH Sheikh building approaches that bring world-class cardiovascular diseases in Qatar. Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-thani. we are committed public health providers in the region. We are still to the national Health Strategy and the healthcare to the people of Qatar. Respiratory conditions national cancer Plan that is one of its primary – Dusty weather conditions contribute to the past year has seen Hamad Medical initiatives. in this respect, Hamad Medical the only healthcare organization outside the United the high incidence of respiratory illnesses and corporation make excellent progress towards corporation has established a transformation Hamad Medical corporation has placed special achieving our vision to be an internationally Program for cancer care that will initially seek States to receive simultaneous Joint Commission attention on respiratory services and recognized integrated healthcare system, to drive improvement in four cancer specialties. playing a central role in the sustainability of research, especially in pediatric care. International re-accreditation for all its hospitals. our agreement with Partners Healthcare health in Qatar, and in our quest to be Chronic illnesses and long-term care System (PHS) links us to the largest integrated acclaimed for excellence in healthcare, – the new Skilled nursing facility, residential academic healthcare services organization in education and research. care complexes and home care programs the United States. PHS is assisting and provide specialist multi-disciplinary nursing care, in Qatar, some of our most pressing health advising Hamad Medical corporation on including rehabilitative services, social services concerns are: decentralization, so that decision-making is and personal care to adult residents who are devolved to bring responsibilities closer to long-term dependent or partially dependent. the delivery of clinical care. MAnAging DirEctor’S ForEworD continUED A common issue for any country with a Research working closely with our academic partners, relatively small population is ensuring that we continue to grow our research activities and we have set a five year target of transforming clinical staff maintain and enhance their our commitment to research. Qatar national our system into an academic health system and expertise. Physicians and nurses may not research Fund has endowed Hamad Medical therefore raise the quality of healthcare not have the opportunity to see a wide variety corporation with more than $6.5 million for only in Qatar, but in the Middle East as a whole. of cases and Hamad Medical corporation has specific clinical research projects that will benefit next year we will be witnessing the opening therefore partnered with world-leading the health and wellbeing of Qatar. in addition to of a number of new services and facilities, institutions to encourage skills and seeking external research funds, Hamad Medical the largest of which is the Al wakra Hospital, knowledge transfer. these include the corporation promotes in-house research a general community hospital to serve the toronto Sick Kids Hospital, Partners Health, projects. For the first time in Hamad Medical Al wakra area and its neighboring communities. Heidelberg University Hospital and Asia corporation’s history we have established an we are well on our way to delivering one of Australia Mental Health group. internal research grant program whereby the biggest and most ambitious master facility we have also actively pursued leading doctors and nurses can submit applications plans ever seen in international healthcare by medical technology to benefit patients. For for these grants. in the inaugural year, 38 building and equipping three state-of-the- example, Al Amal Hospital is the first in the applications were received. we are also investing art hospitals and a research center at Hamad world to install gE Healthcare’s premium Mri in developing a strong translational research Medical city. By 2013, a women’s Hospital, a system with radiation oncology options and foundation working with our academic Minimally invasive Day Surgery center, a our robotics Surgery center is the most partners, especially cornell Medical college rehabilitation Hospital and a translational active in the Middle East. in Qatar, and are planning a translational research building will be delivered that will research building within Medical city. introduce new services and significantly the quality of healthcare provided by Hamad increase the capacity of our health care Medical corporation was reflected in the 2010 The future system. this will enable us to better serve Arab Health Awards. All five of our hospitals Looking ahead, Hamad Medical corporation will the people of Qatar and meet the needs of were shortlisted for