Welcare Hospital, Dubai’s premier multi-specialty, critical care private hospital, and the Welcare Ambulatory Care Center, Dubai’s first exclusive day care surgery center of excellence, will provide comprehensive healthcare to the more than 700 players from 30 teams competing at this year’s IRB, under 19 Rugby championship series.
Welcare doctors, nurses and support staff will be on the field and on the sidelines working with the athletes to help them prepare for their games and treat any injuries occurring during play.
“The IRB, Under 19 Rugby championship, this year is taking place in a non rugby playing nation, which should be a matter of great pride for UAE. For us it is an exciting logistical challenge and opportunity for our world-class health professionals to provide holistic care using cutting-edge treatments and facilities to players from all over the world,” said Vidur Kaushik, CEO of Welcare World Health Systems.
The Welcare sports medicine staff of more than 60 people will provide pre-play fitness checkups for amateurs, pre-game taping services for all players and sideline and on-field acute care supported by surgical facilities at the hospital.
“The experience that we have gained over the many years we have looked after the Rugby Sevens means that we are more and more efficient, particularly at treating athletes and getting them back to play very quickly,” Kaushik added.
Dr. John George, Specialist in the Sports Medicine Department, said that 60-70% of all injuries in 2004/05 occurred during the second half of play, “likely a result of extra exertion and the generally higher level of exhaustion. About 70% of injuries involved strains and ligament sprains, while another 10% were fractures and dislocations.”
“Amateurs injure more often, probably because their bodies aren’t in as good physical condition as the pros and because they aren’t as skilled at falling, tackling, etc. However, when professionals do get injured, it tends to be more serious – a result of their stronger, more powerful bodies and more aggressive level of play. Considering the profile of this series, we have designated on ground specialists for almost every possible emergency, including the presence of an anesthetist” Dr. George added.
The Sports Medicine Department has more than two dozen staff, including five experienced orthopedic surgeons, eight physical therapists and 15 other staff that handle acute, chronic and overuse injuries in a holistic setting that allows patients to get back on the track, field or pitch as soon as possible.
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About Welcare Hospital
Welcare Hospital, a part of Welcare World Health Systems, is one of the UAE’s leading private hospitals, offering international calibre, multi-specialty healthcare in a caring and friendly environment. The 120-bed facility in Dubai offers more than 14 specialized departments, including cardiology, oncology, maternity, urology, endocrinology, nephrology, gastroenterology and pulmonology.
Combining Eastern hospitality with Western expertise, Welcare is committed to holistic patient care that ensures a concerned and caring bedside manner from all who interact with the patient and evidence-based medicine that means diagnosis and treatment is focused on each patient’s individual symptoms, responses and needs.
Welcare World Health Systems, the healthcare consultancy and management arm of the Dubai-based Varkey Group, manages Welcare Hospital, Welcare Ambulatory Care Center and Emirates Diagnostic Clinic. Welcare World is developing several other facilities and initiatives, both within the UAE and regionally, including the 210-bed City Hospital and the 150-bed Creek Hospital Dubai, both in Dubai Healthcare City.
About Welcare Ambulatory Care Center
The Welcare Ambulatory Care Center is a state-of –the-art, Ambulatory Day Care Center, open from 8am to 11pm, six days a week, has more than 24 internationally accredited doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals staffing more than two dozen outpatient and specialty clinics, an Urgent Care Centre, an Intensive Care Unit and Ambulance and Surgical services, among many others. The Center is centrally located for easy access from Umm Suqeim, Dubai Marina, Emirates Hills, Jebel Ali and the TECOM Free Zones, and is the only facility of its kind within a 15 km radius. Welcare is well qualified to provide such training in light of the fact that it is the largest private healthcare provider in the country, to provide total ‘healthcare’ solutions.
