New COVID-19 field hospital opens at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital

Doha: The second phase of the new Field Hospital at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital, which provides an additional 100 acute beds to care for COVID-19 patients, opened Tuesday.

The new Field Hospital is a permanent structure made from entirely locally-sourced and engineered materials and will provide additional surge capacity for patients in the event of future pandemics for emergencies. The new Field Hospital is much more than an essential part of the immediate response to COVID-19. While it will provide important additional acute beds for HMC now, it will also play an important role in any future health crisis by giving the flexibility of opening additional capacity whenever needed.