Salt: Prime Minister has expressed the government’s backing for Salt’s Industrial City investments, aiming to enhance employability and boost exports to foreign markets. He highlighted the importance of linking vocational training institutes across the kingdom with productive associations to exchange experiences and enhance cooperation in both production and marketing, thereby increasing product value and returns.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Prime Minister also directed efforts to establish connections between vocational training institutes and major companies in Jordan, providing trainees with practical experience to ease their transition into the workforce after training completion. During his visit, he reviewed the progress on the Virtual Hospital and Comprehensive Health Center projects at the Al-Hussein/old Salt Hospital, where he was briefed by the Ministers of Health and Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship on the advancements and the planned healthcare services.
The Virtual Hospital, the fi
rst of its kind in the kingdom, covers 1,600 square meters at the old Salt Hospital. It aims to provide remote medical care through electronic communication, allowing healthcare professionals to connect with teams and patients for consultations. The hospital will link with five government hospitals in Ramtha, Mafraq, Tafileh, Ajloun, and Ma’an to offer remote diagnostic imaging services. Radiology specialists at the Virtual Hospital will examine images sent electronically from these hospitals and offer consultations for critical care patients through daily interdisciplinary team interactions.
Moreover, the Virtual Hospital will support kidney patients by connecting nephrology specialists with dialysis units to create tailored dialysis plans for each session. It will also extend services to health centers in subspecialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, and diabetes, linking specialists to these centers. Preparations are in progress to connect the hospital with Ghor Al-Mazraa and Princess Basma centers, o
utfitting them with telemedicine clinics.
Regarding the Comprehensive Health Center in Salt, it will be developed by repurposing two floors of the old hospital, consolidating four rented health centers to deliver integrated, higher-quality services. This initiative aims to reduce pressure on the emergency department of Salt Hospital.
The Prime Minister stressed the urgency of completing renovations swiftly and launching the Virtual Hospital and Health Center at the beginning of next year, ensuring the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to citizens as intended, and improving the healthcare system across associated hospitals and centers.