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«Installation continued to run smoothly even during the pandemic
and R&M implemented virtual training sessions for the Bahwan
Projects & Telecoms LLC team at ultra-short notice, so that they
had immediate access to tools and information.»
Yasser Mohammed Kheir, General Manager, Bahwan Projects & Telecoms LLC
a button and introduce innovations to deliver
better patient care. This justifies why we have
chosen the most sophisticated and modern
HIT (health information technology) system.»
For Manuel Carvalho and his team it was
important to network the complex infrastructures
the best way possible. The elementary
component the hospital needed was a solid
and durable broadband data network.
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The R&Mfreenet program was the perfect
solution. The planners were also impressed by
the antimicrobial R&MhealthLine portfolio. It
helps the hospital to adhere to strict hygiene
standards, even with network connections in
operating rooms and patient rooms, and to
minimize the risk of infection.
Despite the pandemic, all the installation
material was always delivered on time. «Even
when the measures to prevent the spread of
the pandemic came into force, we were able
to keep our timeline» says Yasser Mohammed
Kheir, General Manager at Bahwan Projects
& Telecoms LLC.
Reliable supply chain
Together with local Oman partner Bahwan
Projects & Telecoms LLC, R&M META organized
the supply chain and the support for
the installation team. This regional support
from R&M played a significant role during the
most important construction phases in 2020.
Idealmed GHS Group
The operator of the Oman International
Hospital is the Portuguese IGHS Group.
It operates several hospitals and clinics
abroad and advocates the highest standards
in medicine and healthcare. IGHS
always uses state-of-the-art medical technology
in the hospitals. In close collaboration
with the University of Coimbra and
its Faculty of Medicine, other international
renowned institutions and companies,
and in particular with Siemens, the Group
created the IGHS Academy, dedicated to
the ongoing training of medical staff.
«In addition, R&M was able to implement virtual
training sessions for the Bahwan Projects
& Telecoms LLC team at ultra-short notice.
They gave our employees immediate access
to the tools and information they needed to
do their jobs in the field,» he adds.
Ready for further expansion
With the support of R&M and Bahwan Projects
& Telecoms LLC, the Oman International
Hospital is rapidly approaching completion.
Thus the mission to bring world-class medical
facilities to the country has been fulfilled.
As the hospital expands its capacity in the
coming years, the data network can grow
seamlessly with it. The modular principle
of the R&Mfreenet cabling system makes it
possible to expand and scale the network
flexibly.
The R&M solution for
Oman International Hospital
The hospital network is based on
R&Mfreenet. Some of the facilities installed:
– FO backbone, 2 km
– Copper-based structured Cat. 6 A
cabling,
shielded, 80 km
– Cat. 6 A
connection modules, shielded
– R&MhealthLine outlets and front panels,
ISO 22196 compliant
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For the development of the project, the
partners Oman Brunei Investment Company,
Suhail Bahwan Holding Group and IGHS
Group founded the Al Afia Healthcare
Development and Investment Company.
Samuel Godfrey | R&M META
samuel.godfrey@rdm.com
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