Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the completion of main works of Umm Al Seneem Health Center, by Building Projects Department, which can serve about 600 patients per day through 40 various medical clinics.
Umm Al Seneem Health Center is situated on an area of 27,600 square meters and it includes a main building of two levels covering all clinics, besides some annex buildings such as Masjid, support services building, guards building, supervisory workers room, MEP maintenance center, ambulance garage and provision of 297 parking slots.
Facilitates People with Special Needs
Engineer Amal Al Sulaiti from Buildings Projects Department said that the design has considered people with special needs including provision of signboards with expressive images, Braille script symbols for the blind, suitable washrooms, wide corridors and automatic doors for ease of movement, reception desks with appropriate height, parking lots close to the main entrances and ramps instead of stairs.
Heritage and Sustainability
The heritage and local culture are also considered in the design while ensuring its conformity with highest international standards of fire safety, and 3-star green buildings sustainability rate.
She added that within the framework of the state's support for local products, the proportion of local products used in the project will reach about 40%, and the local products include iron, steel, electrical and mechanical tools, glass among other materials.
She also clarified saying, the designs of new health centers are in accordance with high standards of quality and safety and standards of Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS), where design and operational considerations were taken to achieve environmental quality of 3-stars in terms of energy saving and preserving environment, including:
• Use of solar energy for heating water inside buildings.
• Use of natural lighting by making panoramic openings in the ceilings to allow sunlight entry, contributing to saving electric energy used in lighting, and purifying the place as much as possible.
• Creating a system to rationalize consumption of water inside and outside the building.
• Provision of green spaces for plants and trees in the premises of the building.
• Environment preservation during the project implementation period.
Services Provided at the Main Building:
Ground Floor
- Pharmacy (medical provisions, stores, and 6 distribution points)
- General Clinics (14 clinical rooms)
- Women’s Wellness Clinics (general clinic rooms, 2 maternity clinic rooms, 2 healthy baby clinic rooms, and one ultrasound room)
- Outpatient clinics (2 observation rooms capable for 6 patients, 2 treatment rooms for 4 patients, 2 blood sampling rooms, 3 biometrics rooms, isolation room)
- Radiology department (X-ray room, mammogram room, panoramic room, ultrasound room)
- Women’s prayer room
- Cafeteria
First Floor
- Specialty clinics (2 ophthalmology, 2 audiology rooms, dermatology clinic, ENT clinic)
- Dental clinics (8 clinics)
- Lab
- prenatal training room
- Nutrition awareness room
- Multipurpose hall
- General services
- Fitness center attached with physiotherapy, changing rooms and showers for men and women
- Rest rooms and lockers for men and women workers
- Meeting room and library
- Cafeteria
Ashghal implemented six new health projects in 2018, including construction of five new health centers, namely Al Khor Health Center, Al Wakra South Health Center, Al Sadd Health Center, Al Mashaf Health Center and Umm Al Seneem Health Center, with total capacity to serve about 3500 visitors daily, besides building the National Health Laboratories building, bringing the total value of the six projects to about One Billion Qatar Riyals.
