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Primary Health Care

Primary Health Care

CLINICS OFFERED BY THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEPARTMENT:

1) General clinics:
These clinics are working on daily bases from 7 am to 11 pm including week-ends and public holidays. Deal with different health problems (acute and chronic), routine check-ups, and health education provided by family physicians and   general practitioners.

2) Antenatal clinics:
This clinic is working on Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 7 am to 2 pm. Deals with pregnant women from early  pregnancy till 32 weeks of pregnancy with low risk l and then refer to secondary care of OBS/GYN department. High risk pregnancies referred from first visit.
It provides a routine checkup and screening .It runs by a well-trained family physician.

3) Postnatal clinic & periodic women examination:
This clinic is working on Thursdays from 7 am to 2 pm. Deals with mothers after 45 days of delivery by doing postnatal checkup, family planning and also periodic examination to all women. It is provided by family physicians that are highly trained on those cares.

4) Diabetic clinic:
This clinic is working on daily bases from Sunday to Thursday from 7 am to 2 pm. Deals with diabetic patients, screens them for  early detection of complications of diabetes, follows up, treats and educates them. It is provided by family physicians.

5) Well baby clinic and vaccination:
This clinic is working on daily bases from 7 am to 2 pm. Deals with infants and babies from birth to school age. Screens the milestone development, early detection of any abnormalities and vaccinate according to Bahrain policy of vaccination. It is provided by well-trained family physicians or pediatrician in the department.  

6) Mini-dermatology clinic:
This clinic works on Mondays and   Wednesdays, from 7 am to 2 pm. Deals with all kinds of skin problems. Run by a well-trained skillful family physician. 

7) Ultrasound screening of pregnant women:
This clinic works on Thursdays from 7 am to 2 pm and provided by a highly skillful well trained family physician. Provide an ultrasound screening pregnant women who attend antenatal care clinics. 

8) Home visit care:
This care is provided by community health nurses by visiting certain patients at home and giving the needed care ordered by the physicians. This care is done on daily bases from Sundays to Thursdays.

9) Mobile clinic:
This clinic is provided by a family physician, a community health nurse, a practical nurse, and a social health care worker if needed, by visiting certain patients at home after an evaluation of a community health nurse and a decision that this patient should be seen at home by a physician. This care is done on Mondays, alternate Mondays, or when needed.

10) Out-patient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) clinic:
This clinic is established in March 2012 to provide a care to those patients who need to stay in the hospital for days or weeks to get antimicrobial injections treatment only. According to a certain criteria patients instead of being admitted to the hospital for the injections, they can be discharged home and get their injections in this clinic which works from 7am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 10 pm on daily bases.

11) Staff clinic:
This clinic is working on daily bases from Sundays to Thursdays from 7 am to 2 pm. Run by family physicians. Deals with the hospital staff employees for faster care to release them soon for patient’s care.

12) Triage care:
Run by trained triage nurses who deal with walk-in patients to filter emergency and acute cases for immediate care, and to be seen by physician on same shift, and to arrange an appointment for non-acute cases 

13) Obesity clinic:
This clinic was launched on November 1st 2015, working days Sundays and Tuesdays from 7 am to 2 pm. It covers all aspects of obesity assessment, complications and management with emphasis on lifestyle therapies and behavioral modification. It highlights the importance of various motivational skills and explains the role of diet and bariatric surgery in special cases .

14) Traveller Health Clinic:
This clinic was launched on November 2015, working on daily bases from Sundays to Thursdays from 7 am to 2 pm .It makes sure travelers are best prepared for preventing or managing illness while away from home. It ensures that travelers understand the various health risks in their destination and how to avoid or minimize the risks. It provide vaccination according to Bahrain policy of vaccination .It runs by a trained nurse & family physician.