Dubai - Egypt Today
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced the working hours for all DHA hospitals, primary health centres, medical fitness centres and specialty centres during the Eid Al Fitr holidays.
At DHA hospitals, accident and emergency departments will function as usual. However, all outpatient clinics will remain closed during the Eid holidays, except for Hatta Hospital. Its family medicine clinic will be open from 7.30am to 8.30pm during the Eid holiday.
Hospitals and health centres will work as per shift timings and medical practitioners will be on call to ensure work continues as usual.
The heads of sections/units will ensure smooth running of their respective sections/units with sufficient staff coverage, while urgent operations will commence as usual. The administrative offices will remain closed, but there will be a designated senior on-call staff who will be available if and when an administrative problem arises.
If Eid Al Fitr falls on Sunday, June 25, all primary healthcare centres will remain closed from Saturday, June 24 until Tuesday, June 27. Work will resume on Wednesday, June 28. Al Barsha Health Centre and Nad Al Hamar Centre will remain open 24 hours a day.
If Eid Al Fitr falls on Monday, June 26, all the centres will be closed from Saturday, the 24th until Thursday, the 29th, and work will resume on July 1. Except for Al Lusailly Health Centre, which will only be closed from June 24-27 and open for five hours from 8am to 1pm from June 28th to 29th. Al Barsha Health Centre and Nad Al Hamar Centre will remain open 24 hours a day.
Medical fitness centres will be closed from Saturday, June 24 until Tuesday, June 27 if Eid Al Fitr falls on Sunday, June 25. Work will resume on Wednesday, June 28.
If Eid Al Fitr falls on Monday, June 26, all the centres will be closed from Saturday, 24th until Thursday, 29th and work will resume on July 2, except for Al Muhaisnah Medical Fitness Centre, which will resume work on July 1.
Dubai Diabetes Centre and Dubai Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre will both remain closed during the Eid Al Fitr
source: Khaleejtimes