Description
The Al-Wajih Kanoo family, represented by Mr. Saud Kanoo of the Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Company, made a generous financial donation to establish a dedicated dialysis facility in Busaiteen, Muharraq Governorate. Construction began on May 15, 2008, and the building was completed on January 15, 2011. By May 2011, the center was fully equipped with advanced medical devices and furnished to welcome patients.
Designed in a traditional architectural style, the three-story building spans 1,100 square feet per floor, with a total capacity of 58 dialysis beds.
Facility Breakdown
- Ground Floor: Patients’ Affairs and reception hall, pharmacy, laboratory, radiology department, social and psychological services office, peritoneal dialysis unit with treatment room and stores, doctors’ offices, and a medical equipment maintenance lab.
- First Floor: Reception hall, two main hemodialysis halls with 46 beds, additional treatment rooms, support service areas, and medical offices.
- Second Floor: Hemodialysis hall (8 beds), 2 single dialysis rooms, 2 VIP dialysis rooms, treatment rooms, men’s and women’s prayer halls, lecture hall, nutrition unit (specialized diet planning for kidney patients), meeting rooms, doctors’ offices, and administrative offices.
Operations
Trial operations began on July 17, 2011, with three hemodialysis patients admitted weekly. By September 14, 2011, capacity rose to 16 patients, and by December 2011, to 32 patients—aligned with the first stage of its four-phase operating plan.
Patients typically undergo three treatment sessions per week, each lasting 3 to 4 hours. In some cases, the frequency may be increased to four sessions on medical advice.
Community Impact
The Abdul Rahman Kanoo Center for Kidney Diseases stands as a model of successful community partnership, delivering specialized healthcare for kidney patients. It also plays a vital role in reducing the patient load at Salmaniya Medical Complex, ensuring timely and high-quality care for those in need.
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