According to Al-Jouf Health Affairs, 11 field teams specialized in home healthcare at Al-Jouf Hospitals have conducted more than 2,100 home visits, benefiting 840 patients, since the beginning of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic until the end of May.
“Over the same period, the affairs have implemented – and still implementing- a number of initiatives for 840 patients, who are enrolled in home healthcare services in the region. These initiatives included the visual triage for patients and their accompanying families, the home delivery of medicines, medical supplies and nutritional supplements, the psychological and social support for home healthcare patients, the health education for patients and their families, the provision of palliative care for cancer patients at their homes, the audio-visual communication with families of patients, in addition to other initiatives,” stated the Affairs.
These initiatives come in conjunction with the precautionary measures taken by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to protect the citizens and residents and prevent the spread of COVID-19.