If your Eid holidays are in Qatar, here are the working hours for banks, hospitals

With Eid holidays right around the corner, many public and private institutions have started making plans for their breaks.

It is learnt that financial institutions coming under Qatar Central Bank’s jurisdiction — including banks and insurance companies — will remain closed for nine days.

While the official holidays are from June 25 to 29, they will be closed for four additional days owing to two weekend holidays on June 23 and 24 and June 30 and July 1, reported Gulf Times.

Hospitals functioning under the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) will also have the same holiday schedule (June 25 to July 3), but will function partially according to the following schedule, reported Gulf Times.

Morning shifts for health centres in Omar bin Kattab, Al Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Rawdat Al Khail, Abu Baker Sidiq, Leabaib, West Bay, Mesaimeer, Umm Ghuwailina and Airport area will be from 7am to 2pm and evening shift from 4pm to 11pm.

Dental Services’ working hours will be from 7am to 2pm and in the evening from 4pm to 11pm. None of them will operate on the first day of Eid Al Fitr and on Friday mornings.

Working hours for Health Centres outside Doha city will be as follows: Morning shift for health centres in Al Khor and Al Shamal will be from 7am to 2pm and 4pm to 11pm.

Here are the other timings.

Al Wakra

7am to 11pm

Al Sheehaniya

7am to 9pm

Al Jumailia and and Al Kabaan

Operational according to the around-the-clock on-call system.

Dental services

Al Wakrah

7am to 2pm, 3pm to 9pm

Al Khor

7am to 2pm, 4pm to 10pm

Al Shehaniya/Al Shamal

7am to 2pm

Al Thumama/Abu Nakhla/Al Gharafa/Al Karaana/Umm Salal/Al Ghuwairya/ Al Daayen

Operations suspended during Eid holidays

Ophthalmology Clinics

Rawdat Al Khail/Madinat Khalifa/Al Rayyan

Services will operate daily, during morning hours, except Friday.

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Rawdat Al Khail

The clinic will operate daily in morning shifts, except on Fridays and Saturdays.

Dermatology

Abu Baker Sidiq

Work during morning hours only on June 25 (Sunday) and June 28 (Wednesday).

Leabaib

Work during morning hours on June 27 (Tuesday), June 29 (Thursday) and Juily 2 (Sunday).

Rawdat Al Khail

Work during morning hours on June 24 (Saturday) and June 26 (Monday).

The Qatar Calendar House, citing astronomical calculations, had said the holy month of Ramadan would end on June 24.

And yesterday, the Emiri Diwan announced that people working in ministries, government institutions and other public entities will get nine days of holidays — from June 25 to July 3.