King Abdullah University Hospital ER unit adds 16 new beds under Czech grant

AMMAN — King Abdullah University Hospital added 16 new beds to its emergency unit, bringing the number of beds in the hospital to more than 600, according to hospital director Mohammad Al-Ghazou.

The hospital has also added 10 operating devices, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.

During a visit of a delegation including Czech Ambassador to Jordan Josef Koutsky to the hospital, Ghazou said that the new beds and equipment were purchased through a Czech grant to support the health sector.

The hospital has modernized a number of wards during the current year, in conjunction with growing pressures on the hospital, Al-Ghazou said.

The Czech ambassador noted that the medical equipment was mainly for the intensive care unit and the maternity ward. The goals of the grant, he said, were to improve the quality of health services, expand the hospital’s capacity, and facilitate treatment of increasing influxes of patients.

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