cardiac catheterization procedures for acute heart attack patients at the Royal Commission Hospital in Jubail
The medical team of the Royal Commission Health Services in Jubail, after Tawfiq Allah during the period of the Corona Covid-19 pandemic, succeeded in conducting 182 interventional procedures, including diagnostic cardiac catheterization operations, and therapeutic and urgent interventional catheters, for acute heart attack patients at the Royal Commission Hospital in Jubail.
This was explained by Dr. Raed Bin Ayyad Al-Qatshan, Consultant Cardiologist and Interventional Catheterization, in the Health Services Program, saying that the Cardiac Catheterization Unit worked during the period of the Corona Covid-19 pandemic, number 182, a therapeutic intervention in the hospital''s cardiac catheterization unit and all these interventions aim to diagnose or treat coronary vascular diseases, which are the arteries that supply The blood supply to the heart muscle in order for it to function properly.
As all these procedures were carried out at different times throughout the 24 hours without delay in providing the service in order to ensure the lives of citizens, residents and travelers after the grace of God. Dr. Raed also indicated that all procedures are carried out with careful observance and application of Covid-19 protocols and quality standards to prevent the transmission of any infection to the patient or Work team.
Dr. Ziyad Al-Harfi, head of the cardiology department in health services, said that all the interventional and non-interventional diagnostic and therapeutic services continued during the pandemic period around the clock and with full readiness with the presence of qualified doctors, medical equipment and medical staff who support success.
Dr. Al-Harfi assured that the cardiology department is committed to applying the highest international quality standards in terms of patient preparation procedures, data recording and digital archiving, in order to ensure safety and quality of follow-up.
Dr. Al-Harfi added that the cardiology department continued to operate emergency clinics and operate the clinics remotely through phone and video communication during the last period of the pandemic, which contributed to ensuring that patients receive appropriate medical follow-up and necessary treatments without interruption. This comes within the hospital’s comprehensive plan to secure appropriate health care for the beneficiaries during the Corona Covid 19 pandemic.
It is noteworthy that the operation of the cardiac catheterization unit in Jubail Industrial City came as the nucleus of an integrated cardiology center that includes all devices and units that provide high-quality health service in this important and vital specialty. Its operation has constituted a quantum leap for heart patients in Jubail Industrial City in terms of diagnosis and treatment, as the unit receives all chronic and emergency heart conditions and treats chronic and acute coronary artery diseases by performing diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization of coronary arteries.
