More UAE and Gulf residents will consult and be treated at their homes: Dr. Moopen of Aster DM Healthcare

More UAE and Gulf residents will consult and be treated at their homes: Dr. Moopen of Aster DM Healthcare

Dubai: Treat the patient wherever they are – even if it means delivering the care right at their homes. As in every sphere of life after COVID-19, hybrid ways are building up in the healthcare space too. The intention is to reduce all non-critical visits to the hospital or clinic, if the consultation and cure can be provided through digital means. UAE's hospital operators sure are ready for that. "As most patients prefer to avail medical services from their homes, we were the first private player in the UAE to introduce telemedicine facilities," said Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare. "Across the seven countries we operate, our telehealth has 800 doctors enrolled and who have provided more than 100,000 consultations. "We have introduced a combination of at home, digital health and ecommerce services to shift the entire process of booking an appointment, consulting a doctor, follow-ups and delivery of prescription medicines to the home of a patient. This is substantiated with other services like doctor@home, nurses@home, vaccination and lab collection at home to suit different needs. "It is a reality that outpatient healthcare is slowly and rightfully moving to the doorstep of people." In