{"id":187916,"date":"2020-03-10T14:10:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sana.sy\/en\/?p=187916"},"modified":"2020-03-10T19:27:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:27:00","slug":"new-emergency-department-opened-at-damascus-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=187916","title":{"rendered":"New emergency department opened at Damascus Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damascus, SANA-The General Board of Damascus Hospital, al-Mujtahid, opened on Tuesday a new emergency department at a cost of more than SYP one billion and which can receive more than 1,200 daily patients.<\/p>\n

The department includes 4 basic units; the surgical, internal, pediatric and intensive care. Emergency lab and x-ray units are added to the new department. The department can treat 42 patients at a time.<\/p>\n

Minister of Health, Nizar Wehbe Yazigi, stressed that the new Department will provide its high quality services and free of charge.<\/p>\n

Director of Damascus Hospital, Dr. Samer Khuder, indicated that the cost of the Department exceeded SYP one billion.<\/p>\n

He added that the department adopts an automation system and patients\u2019 turn of first-aid system while an emergency entrance for critical cases is available which is a new mechanism in Syria.<\/p>\n