The home medicine program, known as home care, is one of the most important healthcare programs in the compound, providing rehabilitation and preventive treatment services to patients in comprehensive home care through a highly qualified specialized medical staff.

Vision

The Home Medicine Unit strives to excel in Riyadh by providing comprehensive health care to patients at home in accordance with international medical standards.

Values

Honesty, dedication to work, quality and excellence in the provision of services, and high professionalism in medical performance.

What is the home medicine unit program

The Home Medicine Program provides a range of medical activities and services for certain groups of patients between their parents and at their residence according to specific criteria and mechanism of action through a qualified medical team for this purpose.

Program objectives

• Providing health care to patients through home visits and enhancing their sense of security and security in the vicinity of their families without having to be present in the medical facility.
• Helping patients recover better in terms of physical, psychological, rehabilitative and social.
• Control the frequent entry of medical facilities to elderly and chronically ill patients.
• Contribute to the dissemination of awareness and health guidance for the patient and his family through the medical team during the provision of the service.
• Provide assistive devices according to medical conditions such as oxygen devices, chairs and medical beds.
• Providing support services to patients and their families, such as facilitating doctor’s appointments and taking laboratory samples when necessary.
• Providing preventive and educational services in order to maintain the health of the patient and his family.

Categories for home care

• Diabetics (complications, diabetes, injections, tests).
• Patients with stress problem.
• Patients with clinical ulcers and wounds.
• Intravenous drug needers (I.V).
• Needy nutrition through the gastric tube (NG).
• Care for the needy of urinary catheters (stabilization – replacement).
• Chronic heart disease.
• Head and motor nervous system injuries including strokes.
• Rehabilitation and physiotherapy.
• Post-operative patients

Mechanism for welcoming home care patients

The home care physician evaluates patients referred by the attending physician to determine whether they can be admitted to the home medicine program, how many visits are required for them in addition to the services the patient needs.

After the above, the doctor makes daily field visits to home care patients and observes the development of the condition and the extent of its progress, and the mechanism of organizing the work of the nursing department during home visits during the treatment period is very important as the nursing department must:

Scheduled home visits to patients.

Providing medical services and health care to patients during visits.

Monitor and assess the patient’s condition during home visits and inform your doctor of any development in the patient’s condition.

Communicating with parents, providing health education and teaching them all the hings they need to know about patient and how to deal with the medical condition.