Assiut University Hospitals During Eid Al-Adha Holiday: 24/7 Emergency Services and Continuous Efforts to Save Lives

- Dr. El-Minshawy: Urgent services for more than 2049 patients and 362 different surgeries.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, President of Assiut University, confirmed that university hospitals in various specialties were keen to provide the best medical services to citizens during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, as they received patients 24 hours a day, as part of the university's ongoing efforts to strengthen the health system in Upper Egypt, contribute to improving the level of medical services, and support efforts to eliminate waiting lists.

Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy pointed out that during the holiday period from June 5 to 9, the university hospitals received 2049 patients, in addition to performing 362 major and minor surgeries, in addition to laparoscopic surgeries, as well as 101 patients admitted to intensive care units, in addition to providing many other medical services, including analyzes, radiology, internal departments, and dispensing the necessary medicines, in addition to providing many other medical services, including analyzes, radiology, and internal departments.

Assiut University President added that the hospitals worked at full capacity during the vacation to receive all emergency cases and patients, through the reception departments, intensive care units, medical units and laboratories, with the regularity of medical teams on duty, according to a work plan that ensured the continuation of medical care and alleviation of patients' suffering around the clock.

The patients were distributed among various specialized university hospitals, including: the Emergency and Trauma Hospital, Heart Hospital, Pediatric Hospital, Main University Hospital, Women’s Health Hospital, Al-Rajhi Liver and Gastrointestinal Hospital, and the Neuropsychiatric Hospital. This reflects the high level of preparedness of the university hospital system to provide high-quality services across multiple specialties around the clock.

Dr. El-Minshawy was keen to continuously follow up the progress of work in the hospitals during the holiday period, and to follow up on the challenges facing the work teams and work to overcome them, stressing the keenness to apply occupational health and safety standards in all medical sectors, within the framework of the university's strategy to improve public health and ensure patient safety.

For his part, Dr. Alaa Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Chairman of Assiut University Hospitals, explained that the medical system continued its work during the Eid holidays with high efficiency and continuous effort, noting that the hospitals' reception departments including Trauma, General, Obstetric Emergency, Pediatric, and Burns Unit—along with intensive care units, were fully prepared to operate 24/7, with the availability of medical teams, essential supplies, and medications to handle any potential emergencies.

Assiut University Hospitals continue to fulfill its vital role in providing advanced and continuous medical services in the heart of Upper Egypt, in addition to its educational mission in qualifying and training young doctors, through a highly accurate therapeutic and diagnostic system implemented by an elite group of qualified doctors, nurses and administrators.