Our Mission: The principle functions is summarized as service, education and research, all of which is to provide dedicated & extensive cardiac care to the community, our eligible patients, in a clinically safe, effective, convenient, and cost-effective environment. We are committed to provide our patients with the best quality of health care, to ensure their healthy recovery and prolong survival, God willingly.

Mission

The principle functions is summarized as service, education and research, all of which is to provide dedicated & extensive cardiac care to the community, our eligible patients, in a clinically safe, effective, convenient, and cost-effective environment. We are committed to provide our patients with the best quality of health care, to ensure their healthy recovery and prolong survival, God willingly.

vision

To be the leading center in the region to deliver comprehensive Adult and Pediatric cardiac services which are of world-class quality and of highest patient safety standards.

Department Capacity

Administratively, the Department of Cardiac Sciences consists of the following:

• 4 sections, 2 Laboratories & 20 departmental committees with a broad interdisciplinary representation.

The department clinically consists of the following:

• Inpatient Adult & Pediatric Services: Coronary Care Unit 6 beds, Intensive Adult Cardiac Care Unit 6 beds. Cardiac adult ward 18 beds, Intensive Pediatric Cardiac Care Unit 6 beds. Cardiac Pediatric ward 6 beds àtotal of 250-350 admission per month.
• Outpatient Adult & Pediatric Services: a total of 44 adult clinics Including: Rapid Access Clinics, Atrial Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, Adult Cardiology, Adult Cardiac Surgery and Telehealth Clinic. A total of 11 pediatric clinics including Rapid Access Clinicsà total of 10000 patients annually are seen in the clinic

• Cardiac Catheterization Lab.: 3 labs including adult/ pediatric intervention & electrophysiology services à total of 200 patients per month
• Cardiac Noninvasive Lab: including echocardiography, stress studies, trans esophageal echo, ECG, pacemaker, tilt table, 24 Hrs BP monitor, and 24/48 hrs holter monitor with almost 15,000 cases done per year.

Department Scope of Services

Cardiology services provided are:

• Inpatient Adult & Pediatric Services: including ER & hospital consultation

• Outpatient Adult & Pediatric Services; including Rapid Access Clinics, Atrial Arrhythmia, Heart Failure, adult cardiology, adult cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiology, cardiac anticoagulation and Telehealth Clinic

• Cardiac Catheterization Lab: coronary intervention, structural heart intervention & electrophysiology

• Cardiac Noninvasive Lab.: ECHO transthoracic & transesophageal, stress testing, ECG, Holter, tilt table test & Ambulatory BP monitor.

• Adult & Ped Cardiac surgery

• Cardiac anesthesia

Clinical Lead:

Dr. Ahmed Krimly

Consultant Adult Interventional Cardiologist

Clinical Co-Lead:

Dr. Rasha Al Bawardy

Consultant Adult Interventional Cardiologist

Heart Failure Program

Objectives:

• Set HF standards

• Streamline the current processes, referral criteria

• Establish operational & clinical KPIs and clinical outcomes.

• Integration between region to refer patients for transplant, devices, etc

• Consider tele-cardiology