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The Middle East country of Oman is considered to be one of the fifteen states that make up the so- called “Cradle of Humanity”. This predominantly Muslim country has an arid climate which differs slightly from region to region. The best time to visit Oman is from October to April. The wide range of tourist destinations and abundance of shopping items makes Oman a major tourist attraction. Oman tourist information and along with it information on Oman Do's and Don'ts , Oman health and safety and Oman hospitals should also be kept handy. Oman hospitals and information about them is an absolute necessity as they can be required at any point of time. All the cities and major towns have at least one modern hospital. They have several other hospitals with highly trained staffs and state-of-the-art equipments. Some of the main hospitals of Oman are listed below:
• Muscat Private Hospital : It is a general hospital in Bausher providing a broad spectrum of services. It is managed by an International Hospital Management Group, Allied Medical. Its activities include surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, internal medicine, dentistry etc. Its emergency numbers are 24583790/92
• The Royal Hospital : The hospital is owned & administered by the Ministry of Health. It has facilities for 630 in-patients. the various departments include child health, medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology. Its emergency phone number is 24590491 • Apollo Medical Center LLC : It is a hospital in Muscat which provides services in cardiology, ENT, general medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, gynecology & obstetrics, diagnostics, mother and child care. The emergency number of the hospital is 24787766 The other important and well known Oman hospitals are Sohar Hospital at Sohar, Khoula Hospital, Al Nahda Hospital, Ibri Hospital and Al Shattie Hospital Shattie Al Qurum Muscat to name a few. Emergency numbers of various other hospitals can be seen at Oman emergency phone numbers . Most of Oman's private hospitals have an out-patients' department or OPD and an accident and emergency unit, although casualties are likely to be directed towards public hospitals by the emergency services, as can be in the case of road accidents. Arabic and English are widely spoken in the hospitals. English is being frequently used in private hospitals as many of the staffs and the patients are foreigners. Accommodation in private hospitals is generally in single rooms and parents have the provision to stay with their children. Facilities usually include luxuries' like television and radio in every room, a cafeteria, a mosque or prayer room and a library. Accommodation cost varies in accordance with the standard of the hospital, whether it is a super-luxurious one with a large mosque and library or more modest one with small mosque and library. A treatment cost also varies according to the standard of accommodation. The Oman hospitals and the varied range of services they provide are very useful for the travelers. It is the list of hospitals in Oman which should always be kept handy in case of any major or minor accidents or emergencies.
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