The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that its eight hospitals in the Holy Sites distributed in Mina, Muzdalifah, and Arafat began to receive pilgrim patients and provide them with services in various medical specialties on Tuesday morning, the seventh day of Dhul-Hijjah.
The Ministry reported that 228466 pilgrim patients frequented to the hospitals and health centers of the Holy Sites, Makkah and Madinah during the period from 1/12 to 7/12. Outpatient clinics provided their services for 34992 pilgrims, whereas 37843 patients benefited from the ambulatory services.
The MOH's daily statistical statement pointed out that 155631 patient pilgrims benefited from the primary healthcare services in the health centers during the same period, of which 83683 patients frequented to the primary healthcare centers in the Holy Capital (Makkah), 2111 patients in Mina, and 69837 patients in Madina.
The statement made clear that the 2484 patients have been admitted to hospitalization sections in the MOH’s health facilities in Mina, Makkah, and Madinah during the period from 1 to 7 Dhul-Hijjah. A number of 1767 patients had been hospitalized in Makkah's hospitals, 674 patients in Madinah's hospitals, 14 patients in Mina’s hospitals, and 30 patients in Arafat’s hospitals.
Besides, the statement added that 2449 patients had been discharged from the hospitalization sections of the Ministry's Hospitals, of which there were 1648 patients in the Holy Capital (Makkah), 795 patients in Madinah, 5 patents in Mina, and only one patient in Arafat.
The MOH's daily statistical statement indicated that the number of pilgrim patients hospitalized in the Ministry's Hospitals located in the Holy Capital (Makkah), Madinah, and the Holy sites till the seventh day of Dhul-Hijjah reached 2263 patients, of which there were 1212 patients in the Holy Capital (Makkah), 1014 patients in Madinah, 9 patients in Mina, as well as 28 patients in Arafat’s hospitals.