US body designates Women’s Wellness and Research Center as Center of Excellence

WWRC’s Acting Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Dr. Hilal Al Rifai poses in a group photo alongside Dr. Fatima Khatoon, WWRC’s consultant anesthesiologist with other team members involved in the project that was recognized

For successfully demonstrating high quality patient focused, safe, and effective care for pregnant women as well as excellence in education and research, the Obstetric Anesthesia Services at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC) has been designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) by the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) in the United States. The WWRC is the first hospital in the Middle East to receive the prestigious designation recognizing institutions and programs that demonstrate excellent obstetric anesthesia care, HMC said in a press statement Sunday.