The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre ( ar, مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث) (KFSH&RC) is tertiary referral hospital in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the ...

, the capital city of

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Overview

As a tertiary referral hospital, it offers primary and highly specialized inpatient and outpatient medical care and participates in clinical and research studies. Overall, it has been ranked 600th globally. A large portion of the patient population are referrals from other hospitals from across Saudi Arabia as a whole and the surrounding regions.

History

KFSH&RC was established in 1970 on land donated by King Faisal and was officially opened in 1975 by

King Khalid Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن عبد العزيز آل سعود ''Khalid ibn ʿAbd al ʿAzīz Āl Suʿūd'' ; 13 February 1913 13 June 1982) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and politician who served as King and Prime Minister of ...

. From 1973 to 1985, the hospital was administered by the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA). In 1985, following a Royal Decree, the contract with HCA ended and the responsibility for the administration and operation of the hospital's premises was undertaken by a national team. The following are some key developments: * In 1997, The King Fahd National Centre for Children's Cancer opened. * In 2000, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre – Jeddah Branch opened. * In 2002, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre becomes a corporation. * In 2018, The King Abdullah Centre for Cancer and Liver Diseases opened. * In 2019, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre – Madina branch opened. * In 2021, KFSH&RC was transformed into an independent not-for-profit organization.

Notable events

* King Fahad died in August 2005. *

King Salman Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King ...

underwent surgery for his

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in July 2020. *

Mohammad Bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud ( ar, محمد بن سلمان آل سعود, translit=Muḥammad bin Salmān Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 August 1985), colloquially known by his initials MBS or MbS, is Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. H ...

was admitted and underwent surgery for

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in February 2021.

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Overview

History

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