Health Minister Ibrahim Al-Badour announced that operating hours will be extended at three health centres surrounding Prince Hamzah Government Hospital, starting next Saturday, November 14, 2026.
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The centres will provide evening services from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM. They are Amman Comprehensive Health Centre, Hashmi Shamali Comprehensive Health Centre and Tabarbour Comprehensive Health Centre.
The move aims to make healthcare more accessible to residents and ease pressure on the hospital's emergency department.
Al-Badour said the measure is part of the ministry's plan to improve primary healthcare services. It also builds on the success of extending working hours at health centres near Al-Bashir Hospital, Zarqa Government Hospital and Prince Faisal Hospital in Russeifa, where emergency departments have experienced heavy patient traffic.
The initiative has provided nearby alternatives for people seeking medical attention for conditions that do not require emergency department visits.
He noted that approximately 65% of emergency department visits involve medical conditions that can be treated at primary healthcare centres without requiring hospital emergency services.
This highlights the importance of expanding health centres' operating hours and providing evening services, allowing hospital emergency departments to focus on critical and urgent cases requiring immediate medical intervention.
Al-Badour explained that patients will be able to receive services at the three centres without presenting the white referral card normally required for visits, allowing all cases to be treated and helping reduce pressure on the emergency department at Prince Hamzah Hospital.
The three centres will offer family medicine, general medicine, centre-based emergency services, pharmacy services, including monthly prescriptions, as well as laboratory tests and radiology services.
The expanded services are intended to make healthcare more accessible, while saving residents time and effort.
Al-Badour confirmed that the ministry plans to extend the initiative to other areas based on local needs, population density and hospital attendance indicators, with the aim of improving the efficiency and quality of healthcare service distribution.
He urged residents in areas surrounding Prince Hamzah Government Hospital to make use of the three centres' evening services, available from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and to visit the hospital's emergency department only in cases requiring emergency care.
