KIMS Bahrain set to upgrade kidney care with new dialysis centre

TDT | Manama  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Staff Reporter

Private healthcare leader, KIMSHEALTH Bahrain has launched its new Dialysis Centre at the recently renovated KIMSHEALTH Medical Centre in Umm Al Hassam.

KIMSHEALTH’s foray into establishing a specialised Dialysis Centre forms a part of larger vision to provide a complete Kidney Care Programme. KIMSHEALTH has already been providing dialysis services at it Royal Bahrain Hospital, and through the addition of the Dialysis Centre, it is bringing its services closer to the people of Bahrain.

The Dialysis Centre is located on the second floor of the KIMSHEALTH Medical Centre and comprises 10 dialysis units and three private rooms with two having isolation facilities.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Dr M I Sahadulla, Group Chairman and Managing Director at KIMSHEALTH, said: “I welcome you to the newly renovated modern facility of our KIMSHEALTH Medical Centre. The inauguration of Dialysis Centre is one of the key initiatives planned under the Total Kidney Care Programme, which includes a robust plan that is ready for execution. The Dialysis Centre will provide advanced hemodialysis and plans are afoot to implement peritoneal dialysis soon.”

Ahmed Jawahery, Chairman, KIMSHEALTH Medical Centre and President, Royal Bahrain Hospital, said: “Since 2004, KIMSHEALTH has always strived to provide new services to its patients and tend to their healthcare needs.

Through the Dialysis Centre we intend to deliver a new line of treatment for patients with kidney ailments.” The Dialysis Centre is set in a serene, state-of-the-art facility offering exceptional renal care for patients on dialysis supervised by American Board Certified nephrologists, working together under the umbrella of Arab Renal Care Group (ARCG).

The Centre is well-equipped to deliver the best experience through modern dialysis technology, fully trained and qualified dialysis technicians and nurses and pleasant ambience. Talking about the Dialysis Centre, Dr Sheriff M Sahadulla, Group Chief Executive Officer at KIMSHEALTH, said: “Our objective is to provide cost-effective dialysis treatment to our patients, with the best quality, expertise and technology.

Patients will now be able to access hemodialysis easier in an outpatient setting in the community rather than needing to go to a hospital setting.” Jacob Thomas, Group Executive Director at KIMSHEALTH further explains: “The Dialysis Centre is essentially an outpatient one and is meant to provide a walk-in walk-out environment without a hospital feel to the patients with the comfort of complimentary pick up and drop from their home or work place.

The Royal Bahrain Hospital and KIMSHEALTH Hospital will continue to offer only inpatient ICU dialysis.” Speaking to The Daily Tribune, on the sidelines of the event, Dr Sahadulla said: “Our core objective is to provide a comprehensive renal care for patients.

There are a lot of things that should be taken care while offering treatment to kidney patients beyond dialysis.

We now have all the laboratory facilities and expertise. Hemodialysis is only one modality; we will be soon establishing peritoneal dialysis. “We will be soon starting kidney transplant procedures along with Arab Renal Care Group and KIMSHEALTH India after receiving required approvals from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health.

In this regard, clinical protocols and expertise are already in place and we are just waiting for approvals from the part of authorities.”