Long UAE Weekend: DHA announces timings for hospitals, healthcare centres

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the working hours for the DHA administration, hospitals, primary health centres and medical fitness centres during the Al Isra wal Miraj holiday, which falls on May 5.

Timing of DHA hospitals: Hospitals 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 (Rashid, Dubai, Latifa and Hatta) will be functional round-the-clock on all days.

Outpatient clinics at Dubai Hospital and Rashid Hospital will be closed during the holidays.

Outpatient clinics at Latifa Hospital will be closed expect for the pediatric walk-in clinic which will function as usual.

Hatta hospital’s family medicine clinic will be open from 7am to 9pm. All other specialist outpatient clinics will be closed.

Timings of primary healthcare centres(PHCs): Nad Al Hamar and Al Barsha health centres will continue to function 24 hours on the public holiday.

All other primary healthcare centres will be closed.

Al Muhaisnah medical fitness centre will be open from 8 am to 1 pm. All other DHA medical fitness centres will remain closed during the holiday.

For further information, please call the DHA call centre 800 342.

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