Freihat inaugurates kidney dialysis department's expansion at KHMC

AMMAN — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat on Monday inaugurated the expansion project of the kidney dialysis department at the King Hussein Medical Centre. Accompanied by businessman Ziad Manaseer who donated 35 kidney dialysis devices, Freihat toured the facility to check on the progress made in the department, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Royal Medical Services (RMS) Director Maj. Gen. Muin Habashneh briefed Freihat on the services presented at the department which was established in 1973. Col. Munther Hijazat, head of the kidney diseases at RMS, said that the department presents services to more than 300 patients through 3,200 kidney dialysis sessions each month.