King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث
Geography
Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Coordinates Coordinates: 24°40′18″N 46°40′29″E / 24.67167°N 46.67472°E
Organisation
Care system NHS
Funding Government hospital
Hospital type Specialist
Affiliated university Alfaisal University
Services
Standards JCAHO/JCI/CBAHI
Emergency department Yes
Beds 985
History
Founded 1975
Links
Website http://www.kfshrc.edu.sa

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Arabic: مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث‎) (KFSH&RC) is a 985-bed tertiary/quaternary care and referral hospital based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the national referral center for oncology, organ transplantations, cardiac surgery, genetic diseases, and more.

KFSH&RC also maintains a facility in Jeddah.

Chief Executive Officer: Qasim Q. Al Qasabi, MD, FRCSI, FACS (since 2005)

Profile

History

KFSH&RC was established on land donated by King Faisal and was opened by King Khalid in 1975 with a current total land area of 920,000 square meters.
Saudi Diagnostic Holding Company established in 2007

Personnel

KFSH&RC has over 11,000 employees, of 63 different nationalities.

The Annals of Saudi Medicine

The Annals of Saudi Medicine is an English bimonthly multidisciplinary medical journal. The Annals publishes original articles, case reports, letters to the editor, editorials, and special reviews dealing with various aspects of clinical, academic or investigative medicine or research. Emphasis is placed on matters relating to medicine in Saudi Arabia in particular, and the Middle East in general. The Annals is a joint project of KFSH&RC, the King Saud University College of Medicine, and the King Khalid University Hospital. Its current worldwide distribution exceeds 16,000 copies.

Accreditations and awards

Medical and clinical statistics

2010 data (Riyadh)

Areas of specialisation

Oncology

KFSH&RC treats approximately 30% of the cancer cases in the Kingdom and 70% of all pediatric cancer cases
Total number of cancer cases treated as of 2013: Approximately 70,000
Annual chemotherapy sessions: 58,443
Annual Radiation therapy sessions: 238,386

Center of Excellence in Oncology Clinical Research

Cutting edge clinical trials as members of major international cooperative groups:

Transplants

At KFSH&RC there are on average, three transplants every 48 hours (e.g., bone marrow, kidney, liver, heart, lung, or pancreas) all year round with outcomes similar to that of eminent international institutions. The total number of transplants conducted in 2010 was 529 which include 312 Bone Marrow, 145 Kidney, 46 Liver, 19 Heart and 7 Lung transplants.

Cardiovascular

KFSH&RC performs complex congenital heart surgery and heart transplant program in the region.

Health Outreach

In-Vitro Fertilization

Interventional Radiology

Performed 5,368 procedures in 2010.

Medical Genetics

• Genetic/Metabolic • Congenital immune deficiencies • Among top 3 centers in the world by number of cases • Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis

Neurosciences

• Comprehensive Epilepsy Program • Movement Disorder Program • Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratory with world class equipment and expertise • Skull Base Surgery • Stereotactic Epilepsy Surgery • Brain Tumor

Academic statistics 

    Annals of Saudi Medicine – 14,965

    Hematology/Oncology & Stem Cell Therapy – 4,000

Research statistics

Primary Areas of Focus: Cancer, Biology, Infection & Immunity, Cardiovascular Research, Genetics, Diabetes, Stem Cell Biology, Molecular Medicine

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