The Occupational Health program in Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital specializes in maintaining staff physical and mental health, satisfaction, productivity and safe conditions for work. The program’s expert physician and team ensure the provision of safe working environment, promotion and protection of health, safety and welfare of the employees and patients.
The Occupational Health Program ensures to provide the following:
- Initial employment health screening
- Measures to control harmful occupational exposures, such as exposure to toxic drugs and harmful noise levels
- Periodic preventative immunizations and examinations
- Education, training and intervention on managing workplace violence
- Education, training and intervention for staff who may be second victims of adverse or sentinel event
- Treatment for common work- related conditions, such as back injuries or more urgent injuries
Occupational Health Services
- Pre- employment screening
- Employment screening
- Periodic screening tests
- Work Health assessment for staff already in post
- Employee Health Assessment for Outsource staff
- Health Surveillance
- Referral Following, or during sickness absence of staff
- Immunization against diseases such as:
- Hepatitis B
- Measles, Mumps and Rubella
- Tuberculosis
- Chickenpox
- Influenza
- Treatment of work-related injury
Occupational Health Program Caregivers
- Occupational Health Physician Specialist
- Occupational Health Nurse
