Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital opens new ER, dialysis extension building

The Kulhudhuffushi Regional Hospital (KRH) has opened a new Emergency Room (ER) and a dialysis extension building.

The new facilities were inaugurated by First Lady Sajidha Mohamed in a ceremony held on Sunday.

According to the President’s Office, the expanded dialysis unit inaugurated on Sunday is equipped to treat nine patients simultaneously, while the new ER has increased capacity with the addition of six beds.

Sunday’s ceremony also saw Health Minister Abdulla Nazim Ibrahim lay the foundation stone for a new isolation facility at the hospital.

According to the President’s Office, the facility will have private rooms, a convertible quarantine area, and an auditorium with a seating capacity of 800.

The KRH is being developed into a tertiary-level facility as part of the government’s policy to expand healthcare services across the atolls.