Madinah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital may partially open in mid-2020

Madinah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital may partially open in mid-2020
Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman inspects progress on the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. (SPA)
Updated 10 November 2019
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Madinah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital may partially open in mid-2020

Madinah’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital may partially open in mid-2020

MADINAH: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman inspected progress on the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Madinah (KFSHRC), which will have a capacity of 300 beds.

Prince Faisal was received by Dr. Rashid Al-Hamid, assistant CEO of KFSHRC in Riyadh, and Dr. Nizar Khalifa, executive director general of KFSHRC in Madinah.  

The governor was briefed with a detailed explanation of various stages of the engineering plans to develop the main building of the hospital for specialized services. Up to 75 percent of construction work was already finished around the building.

Khalifa said that work is proceeding according to a timeline to launch the first phase of the project’s medical services during the second quarter of 2020. 

The hospital will provide specialized services, including chemotherapy for oncology patients, intensive care and hypnosis departments.