HMC’s Transformative Journey Towards Person-Centered Care



2018

  • HMC’s Center for Patient Experience and Staff Engagement (CPESE) signed a partnership with internationally renowned US-based healthcare consultants Planetree.

2019

  • 20 CPESE staff members became the first Person-Centered Care Fellow
  • First Patient Experience Forum in the Middle East
  • CPESE recognized as the first Planetree Professional Development
  • PCC Ambassadors Program launched, with 87 active ambassadors
  • Compassionate Human Interactions (CHI) Training launched, with over 20,500 HMC staff trained

2020

  • Enaya Specialized Care Center achieved Silver Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care
  • Ambulatory Care Center achieved Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care

2021

  • Home Health Care Service, Private Nursing Services, and Communicable Disease Center achieved Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care
  • First virtual Person-Centered Care Forum

2022

  • Second virtual Person-Centered Care Forum

2023

  • Third Person-Centered Care Forum
  • First Emergency Department in the world to undergo Person-Centered Care Certification: Hamad General Hospital’s Emergency Department

2024

  • Ambulatory Care Center recertified, achieved Gold Certification with Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Person-Centered Care
  • Corporate Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) and Steering Committee established to drive system-wide improvements in person-centered care at HMC

2025

  • Communicable Disease Center recertified, achieved Gold Certification with Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Person-Centered Care
  • Enaya Specialized Care Center, Home Health Care Service, Private Nursing Services recertified, achieved Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care
  • Women’s Wellness and Research Center achieved Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care
  • Over 30 Person-Centered Care Fellows across HMC to date

2026

  • Al Wakra Hospital achieved Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care
  • Heart Hospital achieved Silver Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care