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Post by amna78 on Aug 19, 2014 15:06:02 GMT
Hi
I am looking to get more information regarding the Healthcare facility provided to the employees. For example types of services available at the Facility. Is there a brochure or a booklet that provides more details?
Any insight will be helpful
Thanks
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Post by Twofeets on Aug 24, 2014 5:26:38 GMT
I may be wrong, but I dont think there's much which has been made public yet. The joint venture just started officially in May, July was Ramadan and August has been Eid (holidays), so they are still putting things together. If you search for information about SAMSO (the former medical branch of Aramco) you may find some of the services available. What will change under Johns Hopkins remains to be seen.
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Post by GroveWanderer on Aug 25, 2014 12:06:07 GMT
Here's a list of some clinics and services, taken from the current JHAH site. This may not be a comprehensive list.
Allergy Clinic
Anesthesiology
Anticoagulant (Coumadin) Clinic
Audiology Clinic
Blood Bank
Cardiology Clinic
Cardiovascular Clinic
Cast & Fracture Clinic
Day Surgery Unit
Dental Clinic
Dermatology Clinic
Electrocardiography (EKG)
EMS Observation Unit
Endocrinology Clinic
Endoscopy Clinic
ENT (Ears, Nose & Throat)
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Excision Clinic
Eye (Ophthalmology) Clinic
Gastroenterology (GI) Clinic
Geriatric Clinic
Hematology Clinic
Hemodialysis Unit
Immunization Room
Industrial Medicine Clinic
Infectious Disease Clinic
Internal Medicine Clinic
Laboratory Services
Men's Health
Mental Health / Psychiatry Out-patient Clinic
Mental Health Community Counseling Clinic
Nephrology Clinic
Neurology Clinic
Nutrition Clinic
OB/GYN Clinic
Obesity Group Clinic
Occupational Health
Occupational Medicine
Occupational Therapy
Oncology (cancercare)
Ophthalmology (Eye) Clinic
Organ Donation
Orthopedics Clinic
Orthotics and Prosthetics Clinic
Out-Patient Procedures
Pain Clinic
Pathology
Patient Teaching Center
Pediatrics (Primary Care)
Pediatrics Specialty Clinic
Peritoneal Dialysis Unit
Pharmacy Services
Physical Therapy Clinic
Pre-Admission Clinic
Pregnancy Wellness
Psychiatry / Mental Health
Pulmonary Clinic
Radiation Therapy Clinic
Radiology Clinic, CT Scan
Radiology Clinic, Mammogram
Radiology Clinic, MRI
Radiology Clinic, Nuclear Medicine
Radiology Clinic, Ultrasound
Renal Health
Respiratory Care
Respiratory Therapy Clinic
Rheumatology Clinic
Same Day Surgery
Social Work / Social Services
Speech Language Pathology Clinic
Surgical Clinic
SurgiCare
Tuberculosis (TB) Control - Clinic E
Urgent Care Unit (UCU)
Urology Clinic
Wellness Clinic
Women's Health
There have also been announcements to the effect that JHAH will be looking to expand services into new areas of medicine in the future.
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Post by amna78 on Aug 25, 2014 15:53:14 GMT
Thank you so very much.
Is it safe to assume that whatever services are available at the Facility will be free of cost for the Aramco Employees?
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Post by amna78 on Aug 25, 2014 23:37:29 GMT
can you also provide the link to the website you are referring to?
thanks
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Post by GroveWanderer on Aug 26, 2014 4:59:00 GMT
It is an internal site, you cannot access it unless you are on the company network.
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Post by GroveWanderer on Aug 26, 2014 5:03:51 GMT
Yes it is free (except for routine Dental care - you have to pay for that).
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Post by vpainter on Aug 26, 2014 8:54:50 GMT
Also pay for orthodontics and other dental related services.
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Post by bamaster on Aug 26, 2014 17:54:31 GMT
What about chiropractors?
Are they available?
Additional cost?
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Post by vpainter on Aug 26, 2014 18:24:45 GMT
No chiropractors in Aramco, but there are ones around that you would pay for.
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Post by rafferty1 on Sept 23, 2014 14:53:29 GMT
amna, if you are enquiring about the standard of healthcare, I can say the following;
- The medical facilities are very good. Just look at the size of the hospital.
- Everything (pharmaceuticals) is indeed free (apart from dental, etc).
- It's reasonably efficient, in terms of wait time.
- Some things are quick. For example, I had only a week wait for a CT scan (some people complain about that too.... who knows)
The bad things however are that;
- The quality of the doctors is variable. Not that I've found it any different in the 'real world'..
- When you arrive, you are assigned a doctor. Having said that, you can seek permission to change, but since you get no exposure to other doctors, it becomes a blind gamble.
- You wait forever for anything other than a GP. Waiting list for a dentist is 5-6 months. They don't even take appointments, just put you on a 'wait list'. For an ear nose and throat specialist, 3-5 months. Skin specialist, day surgery - indeed any specialist, about 3-5 months. I'd put it down to insufficient manpower. I usually wait till I get home.
So when ARAMCO says "Free Healthcare", you should consider the above if specialist care for you and your children is a consideration.
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Post by Rafferty2 on Apr 15, 2015 18:00:38 GMT
I think I should add, the situation is so bad with JHAH, that I sought out saad medical hospital on prince Faisal bin Fahd rd, despite KSA hospitals having a bad rap.
Snce I had a melanoma cut out the month before, I figured a 6 month wait with aramco for a further skin check was risky.
A dermatologist was available the NEXT DAY, at Saad. No Arabic is not a problem. Website, reception is all in English.
Sadly, the doc was worse than useless. A cursory scan, and she said, "no problem there". I sighed and put my shirt back on. She didn't even look at my front. At all. The original aramco doc, to his credit, looked everywhere. I mean, places daylight don't normally reach....
Sigh. Lets hope I'll live till my repat. ;(
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Post by vpainter on Apr 16, 2015 9:27:56 GMT
It is time consuming, but you can call every day for cancellations and get in sooner.
Ask also if they have a waiting list in that department, if yes, request to be placed on it.
I have had to do this in person at the check in desk for that area. You can give your name and numbers on a paper to the receptionist and ask them sweetly to please call you if there is a cancellation, you really need in to see your doctor sooner rather than later. I have found them very helpful in the past and have gotten in within the month I needed in.
This was prior to JHAH, but may still work.
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Post by UmmRiyam on Apr 17, 2015 4:28:24 GMT
For us, we haven't had to wait too long to see specialists for our children. I think it depends on the case and how serious of an issue it is. For example, when my infant daughter had a vaccine reaction, we got an appointment within a couple of days after seeing our regular pediatrician with the infectious diseases pediatric specialist. Follow up with him was a much longer wait, however.
We also have had to take one of our daughters to see the pediatric urologist in Dhahran, and the initial appointment was within a month, but it was difficult to schedule follow up appointments and usually required us to call back until the schedule was open for the next month. But, booking her for the radiology department and the minor surgery seemed like a normal wait time, not too long...it wasn't months after referral..maybe 1 month to 6 weeks, but it wasn't an emergency...serious issue, but not emergency.
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Post by penguin on Oct 25, 2019 7:49:38 GMT
Hi good day all ! Does JHAH provide service for a regular health check ? Will it be at a cost ? Or do Aramcons usually do the annual medical check overseas during a repat ?
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