By Mohammed Al-Kinani
JEDDAH – The General Medical Committee here is busy working on electronically archiving more than 54,000 paper files, to construct a fully automated record system.
According to Dr. Sami Badawood, Director General of Jeddah Health Affairs Management, the move comes in response to the call by the Minister of Health to speed up the work of the committee.
Meanwhile, he pointed out that Health Affairs Management has entered into discussions with the city’s large government medical centers to expedite the admission of critical cases.
“We have urged the large local government medical centers to offer every possible help to patients suffering from serious medical conditions. These centers are King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, the National Guard Hospital and the Armed Forces Hospital,” he said.
He added that the Minister of Health is keen on monitoring the performance of the committee and has always demanded that it provide the best service it can while respecting patients’ feelings and those of their relatives.
He summarized the role that the Committee plays within the framework of the services provided by Health Affairs Management.
“The committee is involved in providing special service to those suffering from chronic diseases and suffering from critical medical conditions,” Badawood said.
“Employees in this center look into the critical cases of patients who need to be transferred to advanced medical centers in the Kingdoms or abroad,” he explained.
“They search for suitable medical institutes that can provide the necessary treatment. If patients cannot be admitted to any of the Kingdom’s government or private hospitals, the committee coordinates with the General Directorate for Medical Committees which consult the health attaches in our embassies to look for specialized centers abroad,” he added.
Badawood, who spoke during his visit to the new headquarters of the General Medical Committee, assured the public that the expenses for the treatment of patients with critical medical conditions are paid for by the Ministry of Health.
He pointed out that the General Medical Committee has recently moved to a new location in the Al-Nuzhah District because of its increased workload.
The old location in the Mushrifah area suffered from a lack of parking places for those visiting the committee’s headquarters.
“It was necessary that we find a less crowded place for the convenience of visitors,” he said.
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