DHA announces healthcare facilities timings during the holy month of Ramadan

Dubai,  United Arab Emirates, June 16, 2015: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced today the working hours for all DHA hospitals, administration, primary health centres and medical fitness centres during the holy month of Ramadan.

The working hours for DHA administration will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Sundays to Thursdays.

Timing of DHA hospitals: Hospitals and health centres, will work as per shift timings and medical practitioners will be on call to ensure work continues as usual. The emergency departments of all DHA hospitals will be functional round-the-clock.

In terms of specialist out-patient clinics, Latifa Hospital’s outpatient clinics will be open from Sundays to Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dubai hospital  and Rashid hospital outpatient clinics  will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays.

The Hatta Hospital clinics will be open from 8:30 am till 10:30 pm but there will be an Iftar break from 6:45 pm until 8:15 pm.

Timings of primary healthcare centres:

In terms of primary healthcare centres(PHCs), the Nad Al Hamar and Al Barsha health centre will function round-the-clock on all days. All other DHA primary healthcare centres will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 pm on weekdays. On Saturdays, these PHCs will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In terms of dental services, the dental clinics in DHA hospitals will work as per the hospital timings.

The dental clinics in DHA primary healthcare centres will be open from Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 3 pm and from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm.

Dental clinics in Nad Al Hamar, Al Barsha and Al Bidaa health centres will remain open from 8:30 am to 6 pm and from 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm.

Preventive services in DHA PHCs will remain open from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.

The gynaecology clinic in DHA PHCs will be open from 9 am to 2 pm.

The Dubai Diabetes Centre working hours will be 9 am to 1 pm on weekdays. The Thalassemia Centre will remain open from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and the Dubai Gynaecology and Fertility Centre will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m, Dubai physiotherapy services will be available from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Timings of Medical Fitness Centres:

In terms of the medical fitness centres, the Al Muhaisnah centre will be open from Saturday to Wednesday  from 4:30 am to 4:30 pm and from 9 pm until 3 am.

On Thursdays it will be open from 7 am to 4:30 pm.

The Al Rashidiya centre will be closed.

Emirates airlines, DAFZA, Al Khawaneej, Al Towar, , Al Safa, Al Badaa, Al Mankhol, Al Quoz, DIFC, Al Lusaily and Al Rashidiya medical fitness centres will remain open from 9 am to 2 pm on weekdays.

Al Karama and Al Quoz medical fitness centres will be open from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays.

JAFZA and Knowledge village medical fitness centres will be open from 8 am to 1 pm.