President of Mansoura University inaugurates a number of projects to develop services in hospitals and medical centers

On May 12, 2024, Prof. Cherif Khater, President of Mansoura University, inaugurated a number of medical projects in hospitals and medical centers at the university. This was in the presence of Prof. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Prof. Ashraf Shouma, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Major General Sameh Mohamed Youssef, Head of the Civil Projects Sector at the National Service Projects Agency, Prof. Al-Shaarawy Kamal, Executive Director of Hospitals and Medical Centers, and Prof. Walid. Abu Samra, Director of Ophthalmology Center, Prof. Hazem Hakim, Director of Specialized Medical Hospital, Brigadier Nasser Mahmoud Youssef, Vice President of the Sector and Director of Mansoura University Projects.

The openings include: developing outpatient clinics, the medical analysis laboratory, developing accident operations in the emergency and training building at the Ophthalmology Center - operating the path connecting the main building and the new building at the Specialized Medical Hospital - opening the health insurance clinic for university employees in the main university services complex.

Prof. Cherif Khater said that the political leadership represented by His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, pays great attention to supporting and developing medical and health services in university hospitals and medical centers, as it is one of the basic sources of providing distinguished health services to citizens, noting that the medical centers and hospitals at Mansoura University enjoy a great reputation with citizens due to the high quality of health services they provide, explaining that university hospitals seek to achieve Egypt’s 2030 strategy and provide a decent life for citizens.

The development of the outpatient clinics at the Ophthalmology Center was opened, including a new building with an area of about 700 square meters, implemented by the National Service Projects Agency, under the supervision of the Center for Studies, Research and Engineering Consultations at Mansoura University. It includes a new patient lounge that can accommodate about 200 additional patients with all the services that the patient needs, including public relations, reception, booking appointments, and completing procedures for issuing state expense decisions, health insurance, or entry procedures, samples phlebotomy for medical tests, and the treasury. The infrastructure, technical and information technology services were also renewed, and general and specialized clinics and an economic treatment clinic were added to provide distinguished medical services.

It is worth noting that the center receives more than 280,000 patients annually to provide medical, surgical and diagnostic services at a high level of medical quality.

A medical analysis laboratory was also opened on an area of about 80 square meters, in accordance with international quality standards. It includes several units for various blood analyses, viruses, and plasma separation, equipped with the latest devices and microscopes necessary for medical analyses. It also includes a rest area and reception for patients, under the supervision of an elite group of faculty staff members at the Faculty of Medicine.

The accident operations development was opened in the emergency and training building with an area of about 70 square meters. It includes the latest medical devices, microscopes, surgical machines, anesthesia and recovery devices for patients with eye accidents. It also includes an area for sterilization, electronic data recording, and medical supplies. The development was done in accordance with international medical quality standards and the Egyptian code for operations.

It is worth noting that the center includes clinics equipped with the highest medical standard to receive emergency and accident patients 24 hours a day and serves more than 15000 accident patients annually.

Renovations and expansions were also opened at the headquarters of the Health Insurance Clinic at Mansoura University, within the framework of implementing the protocol concluded with the General Authority for Health Insurance, which includes providing a clinic that includes specialists and consultants in all different medical specialties and a pharmacy to dispense medicines and provide medical services to 27000 employees of Mansoura University subject to health insurance.

The opening was attended by Dr. Mohamed Dahi, Chairman of the General Authority for Health Insurance, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Khalek, Director of the Northeast Delta Branch of the Authority, and Dr. Hoda El-Damnawy, Director of the Clinic.