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Riyadh: The transformation under way at King Saud Medical City (KSMC) which is preparing the facility for its future, was mapped out by its CEO, Dr. Ahmed Al Enizi, in a wide-ranging interview he gave recently to Oxford Business Group’s online broadcasting channel, Global Platform.
In the video, Dr. Ahmed explores a broad range of topical issues, including the positive impact that key performance indicators (KPIs) are having on operation waiting times and the centre’s efforts to improve accountability and efficiency.
The interview is now available to view in full at https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/video/ahmed-al-enizi-ceo-king-saud-medical-city
Dr. Ahmed explained that investing in digital infrastructure had been a priority for the 64- year-old medical city ahead of its plans to build a comprehensive health information system. “This will help us a lot, from the point of view of electronic files, research, data and key performance indicators,” he said.
He added that introducing KPIs had helped KSMC to achieve “remarkable” targets that included bringing down the waiting time for routine operations from 646 days in 2016 to a current rate of 43 days. The medical city has also reduced the number of patients waiting for surgery from 3000 to 1092 over the same period. “This is really a very good achievement for the city,” Dr. Ahmed noted.
He told viewers that a planned corporatisation strategy will drive efforts to promote competition and transparency, with the aim of making the centre an accountable, patient-centered care organization. “The patient pathway will be clear, from the primary care to the secondary care and to the tertiary care,” he explained.
Dr. Ahmed also told Global Platform that the KSMC would be sharpening its focus on trauma, spearheaded by the introduction of a new registry and plans to develop R&D in this area, and new facilities.
“We will work hard to create a centre of excellence for trauma,” he said. “At the beginning of 2019, we signed an agreement with the Center of Spending Efficiency for the building of Tower Three in King Saud Medical City which will be mainly for trauma. Build time is expected to be three years, so by the end of 2022, we will have a trauma building with 474 beds.”
Marc-André de Blois, OBG’s director of PR and Video Content, said the interview with Dr. Ahmed provided a valuable snapshot of the expansion under way in Saudi Arabia’s health care sector, in line with the Kingdom’s long-term economic development plan, Vision 2030.
“These are exciting times for investors eyeing the new opportunities emerging in Saudi Arabia, with health care one of several economic sectors now open to 100% foreign ownership on the back of anticipated growth,” he said. “I’m delighted that we have been able to give business leaders keen to play a part in the Kingdom’s transformation an insight into the changes taking place at this important medical hub which reflect a broader national push across the sector.”
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