DOHA: Lebsear Field Hospital has discharged last Covid-19 patient today. The 504-bed field hospital was opened in May to support Covid-19 hospitals and has cared 1,884 patients, said Dr Abdullah Rasheed Al Naimi, Clinical Lead of the hospital.

“The Lebsear Field Hospital was built from scratch in record time by the Ministry of Defense, and then handed over to the Ministry of Health to operate the hospital. We admitted 1884 Covid-19 patients in Lebsear Field Hospital and they received the necessary treatment according to each patient's needs,” he said.

The hospital was dedicated to treat expatriate men. It included three separate buildings with 504 single rooms with attached bathrooms.

“We provided a safe and comfortable environment for all our patients around the clock, as we allocated a room for each patient. Today, the last Corona patient was discharged from the Lebsear Field Hospital,” said Dr Al Naimi.

The field hospital was a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Defense, with all modern facilities and was manned by 70 staff members out of which 20 are doctors.

SOURCE: THEPENINSULAQATAR