Qatar’s healthcare sector is serving more patients than ever before

Qatar’s healthcare sector is serving more patients than ever before

Qatar’s population grew by one million between 2012 and 2022 and to support this growth healthcare teams across Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) are treating more patients than ever before.

Since 2016, HMC has opened eight new hospitals and PHCC has opened 13 new health centres. Both organisations have expanded the clinical and wellness services giving citizens and residents of Qatar unparalleled access to world class medical care.

At HMC, the number of outpatient’s department visits more than doubled in a decade, increasing from 1.4mn in 2012 to 3.3mn in 2022. And, between 2017 and 2022 alone, the number of outpatient department visits at HMC increased by 47%.

Also, the number of surgeries performed by HMC teams increased by 30% between 2017 and 2022. The number of emergency department visits to HMC hospitals also increased from 1.1mn to 1.44mn over the 10 years from 2012 to 2022.

PHCC has also witnessed continued growth across its services, with a substantial increase in patient numbers and healthcare services over the past few years. The latest data reveals a surge in patient registrations, appointments, and wellness visits.

In 2019, PHCC operated 27 Health centres and registered 1,423,575 patients and by 2022 the number