Jordanian Doctors Handle More Than 36,000 Cases and Perform 800 Surgeries in Gaza

Al-Taj News – Director of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Southern Gaza/11, Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Mohammad Obeidat, said on Tuesday that the hospital staff had handled more than 36,000 cases and performed more than 340 major surgeries and 460 minor surgeries since the hospital began operating, noting that the medical and nursing staff work within an integrated system to ensure an immediate response to emergency cases and injuries.

Obeidat added that the hospital continues to fulfill its humanitarian and medical mission by providing treatment services to the brethren in the Gaza Strip and dealing with emergency cases involving patients and the injured, according to medical priorities and available capabilities, amid the exceptional circumstances facing the health sector.

He explained that the hospital includes a number of specialized medical departments, including the surgery department equipped with operating rooms, the prosthetics department, which provides services to patients who have undergone limb amputations, and the burns and chronic wounds department, in addition to the radiology and physical therapy departments, which works to rehabilitate patients after they receive treatment for their injuries.