With clinics operating 24/7 on site, CMC's teams respond within two minutes, start treating the case within five minutes, and within nine minutes, will have made the decision to either transport the patient to a hospital or to treat him on site

The Canadian Medical Centre (CMC) offers world-class medical and emergency services to a majority of Saudi Arabia's oil and gas companies, both onshore and offshore.

It claims to be the first medical company in the Kingdom that specialises in emergency services and has been in operation since 2008.

These services are provided across the Kingdom, including remote and difficult environments, through three medical centres in the Eastern Province: Khobar, Dammam, and Abqaiq. It is a preferred partner for Saudi Aramco, and as a listed company, CMC is aligned with the Saudi Vision 2030.

In addition to being the main health provider for Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), CMC partners with a number of local and international companies and organisations. These include the Ministry of Health, Nesma, Ades, Ma’aden, Sinopec, Oil & Gas UK, Precision Drilling, Baker Hughes, Denys Arabia Company, and Valaris from an extensive list.

CMC does all necessary medical examinations for oil rig workers

CMC’s centres have medical clinics that cover all medical specialties, including pediatrics, internal medicine, eye clinic, ear, nose and throat clinic, general medicine, emergency department, radiology department, and laboratory services.

The centre performs all the necessary medical examinations—crane operator, pulmonary function testing, audiography, and drug tests—for oil rig workers as per Aramco requirements and other universally recognised physical examinations, developed for purpose, specifically Oil and Gas UK (OGUK), MedFit and MedTrack.

Qualified and well-trained medical professionals allow CMC to respond promptly to emergencies.

"Since our clinics operate 24/7 on site, customers can, through the PTT, call our medical team in case of emergencies. Our teams respond within two minutes, start treating the case within five minutes, and within nine minutes, they will have made the decision to either transport the patient to a hospital or to treat him on site," says a company spokesman.

CMC has a fleet of latest ALS and BLS ambulances

Air evacuation is done depending on the nearest hospital and the case.

CMC also supervises clinics that serve refineries in the Kingdom. These clinics are staffed with emergency medicine doctors and nurses who have all been trained in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), International Trauma Life Support (ITLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), and Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS).

"The approach of CMC is to work with clients throughout the planning and delivery phases offering holistic healthcare solutions to ensure that the most suitable and highest level of care and services is provided," says the spokesperson.

Considering clients’ requirements vary according to the job and location, CMC can tailor its services for clients, businesses, events, oil and gas sector, Industries and educational institutions, etc.

These services include:

On-Shore services: Using the latest evidence-based innovations and research, CMC provides healthcare screening including but not limited to cardiac assessment, pulmonary function assessment, illicit substance screening, diabetic monitoring, and obesity screening amongst other required personnel medical evaluations.

CMC centres cover all medical specialties

Offshore services: CMC has a team of experienced remote healthcare practitioners (RHCPs), health and safety experts with particular knowledge of offshore work, and counsellors equipped with the ability to manage any situation.

On-Site medical services: CMC onsite remote clinics are built around customer needs. The range of services vary from simple primary healthcare support to providing emergency medical assistance to establishing temporary hospital and clinic setups for oil and gas sector, events, industrial premises and other business locations.

Refineries services: CMC provides a bespoke team of professionals drawn from its multi-disciplinary team of experienced staff, which includes physicians, remote healthcare practitioners, occupational health consultants, biomedical technicians, ambulance drivers and general drivers.

The expert team of practitioners ensure the client’s workforce receives the best possible healthcare required, CMC clients meet their duty of care obligations, avoid costly medical litigation and keep lost time injuries to a minimum.

Mobile clinics: CMC provides mobile clinics to remote sites to monitor the health of the employees stationed there and improve health awareness. These services represent a new framework in the healthcare field, and helps to improve the overall health in remote areas.

Ambulance services: CMC has a fleet of the latest ALS and BLS ambulance vehicles with trained and licensed drivers and paramedics on board. These are supported by a 24/7 call centre and tertiary hospitals.