With almost 10,000 patients received at the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) renal out-patient department in 2009, the officials expect the opening of Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Centre, to herald a new awakening of awareness about kidney related issues. “The Fahad Bin Jassim Kidney Centre will cater to the dialysis out-patients. However, each day at the Hamad General Hospital (HGH) 30 to 40 in-patient dialysis is done,” Dr Awad Rashid, Head of Nephrology and Dialysis, HMC told The Peninsula. “Added to this, we had almost 10,000 out patients last year and this is apart from the dialysis centers in Al Shamal, Al Khor, Al Wakra.” [Read More]