ABHA — The 1,350-bed King Faisal Medical City in Abha will be fully operational by 2021, said Asir Emir Prince Faisal Bin Khalid following a meeting with health officials. “By 2018, the hospital will have 500 beds,” he said while speaking to reporters.
He emphasized the importance of new health projects in Abha and other parts of Asir province, saying it would serve citizens in the whole southern region, including Najran and Jazan.
Health officials including Badr Al-Lami, deputy health minister for supply and engineering affairs, earlier gave a presentation about the medical city highlighting its advanced facilities.
The project, which will cost SR4.31 billion, includes a specialist hospital, centers for ophthalmology, cardiology, tumors, neurology and rehabilitation.
The officials also briefed the emir on other major health projects in the region including the 300-bed Abha General Hospital, a trauma center with 100 beds, the 200-bed Amwah Hospital, the 200-bed Majarda Hospital and primary healthcare centers.
Mohammed Al-Habdan, director of health affairs in Asir, said the medical city project would be implemented in phases. “In the first phase, a medical tower will be constructed in the center of the city,” he explained.
Saudi Gazette
