Governor of Saudi Arabia's Hail region inaugurates series of health projects

Hail Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saad bin Abdul Aziz inaugurated a series of health projects and programs at King Salman Specialist Hospital in Hail on Thursday in the presence of Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Muqrin, deputy governor of Hail, and Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah.
The projects include a sleep disorder laboratory, a cardiac unit, an interventional radiology unit and a chemotherapy preparation unit.
Prince Abdul Aziz also sponsored the signing of a contract to inaugurate the new Hail General Hospital with a capacity of 300 beds at a cost of about SR250 million ($65 million), and develop nine primary care centers in the region, five in the city of Hail and another four in its governorates.
Another agreement was signed between Hail Health Cluster and the Central Second Health Cluster in Riyadh to develop joint services between King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) and Hail Health Cluster in hematology, adult and childhood cancer, radiation therapy and palliative care.
Prince Abdul Aziz praised the support of the Kingdom’s leadership and efforts by the Ministry of Health to develop the medical services in the region.