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HEALTH CARD
Eligibility:
All citizens and residents of the State of Qatar are eligible to apply for a Health Card.
Validity:
One year, subject to renewal.
Outpatient Information:
To see one of the physicians, you must have an appointment. If this is your first appointment at one of
HMC hospitals, you must have a referral from your primary health care doctor or private clinic.

All referrals from Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will go straight to the Referral Management
Office at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). There, a specialist will review your case and determine the
level of urgency. A hospital representative will then call you to arrange an appointment within the clinically
advised time frame and at a convenient time for you.
For patients referred to HMC by a private provider, you will need to bring the referral to the clinic in
question and they will be able to send it to the Referral Management Office for the appointment booking
process to start.
Follow up appointments will be made by the booking clerks in the HMC outpatient clinic you are
attending Patients will not be seen as outpatients at HMC without an appointment. (4)
FOR MORE DETAILS HMC CALL PHCC CALL
CHECK: CENTER: CENTER:

Hamad Medical Corporation: If you need to cancel or If you need to cancel or
https://www.hamad.qa/EN/ change your appointment at change your appointment
one of HMC’s outpatient at one of PHCC centers,
Primary Health Care clinics, please call 5777 4439 please dial 107.
Corporation (PHCC): as soon as possible.
https://www.phcc.qa/
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