The MOH hospitals in the Holy Capital, Madinah, and the Holy Sites conducted yesterday, Tuesday, 6/12/1435H, a total of 21 cardiac catheterizations, 2 open-heart surgeries, 63 dialysis sessions, and 6 endoscopic operations.
Thus, the total number of operations conducted over the last three days amounted to 75 cardiac catheterizations, 228 dialysis sessions, 16 endoscopic operations and 5 open-heart surgeries. This comes as part of the advanced health services and the quality programs introduced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to save patients' lives with its advanced programs meant to provide healthcare for the pilgrims.
Further, MOH stated that about 55376 diseased pilgrims visited the health facilities in the Holy Capital (Makkah) and Madinah during the last three days; i.e., 4, 5, and 6/12/1435 H. Hospitals have provided their therapeutic services for 15839 patients, while 39537 have benefited from the primary health services in the health centers during these days.
Meanwhile, a daily statement issued by the MOH indicated that the outpatient clinics in the hospital provided their services for 11700 patients, while 4139 patients benefited from the ambulatory services, 319 were admitted to the health facilities of the Holy Capital and Madinah during these days. In the same time, 272 patients have been discharged from the hospitals, bringing the number of the inpatients in the MOH Health facilities till yesterday, Tuesday, to 375 patients.