AMMAN — The
Ministry of Health issued
warnings to 11 private hospitals for committing “critical ... violations” and
for not appointing doctors as their general managers, according to Al-Ghad
News.
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The ministry also sent notices to 25 private
hospitals, renewed the licenses of 13 hospitals, and licensed one new hospital,
according to the director of the ministry’s Health Institutions Licensing
Directorate, Amin Al-Maaytah.
Maaytah said that the directorate has intensified
its supervision of hospitals to ensure the improvement of medical services and
to protect the public. Its role includes issuing warnings, giving notices, and
taking legal measures, he explained, noting that these procedures are
temporary, pending the institution’s rectification of its violations.
The ministry checks
on hospitals periodically through field inspections, he said, stressing that it
will not tolerate any violation of the laws and regulations in force in order
to preserve the medical reputation enjoyed by the medical sector, its
hospitals, and centers.
Jordan has 36 public hospitals across its
governorates, including Al-Bashir and Prince Hamzah hospitals, while the
private sector comprises 69 hospitals, most of which are located in Amman.
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