King Abdulaziz Medical City, Dammam

It is another gift of the National Guard to its personnel and citizens in the Eastern Region. The Hospital is 100-bed capacity, consisting of two levels at an area of 12,000 sq. m. It includes Outpatients Clinics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, ER, Kitchen and Restaurant that accommodates 164 persons, Administrative Building and a Mosque in the Ground Floor, and Male Ward, Female Ward, Paediatrics Ward, Main Operating Room, Day-Surgery Operating Room, Delivery Ward, ICU and VIP Ward in the First Floor. The Services Building in the ground floor includes A/C equipment, services/maintenance workshops, sterilization, laundry and Mosque. Family and Nurses housing includes a 2-bedroom apartment building, two for nurses to accommodate 387 nurses and outdoor play fields. There is also Single Housing to accommodate 90 individuals, technical labourers housing and offices for maintenance contractors. General Services include gates fences, public services network, landscaping, asphalting and paving and other outdoor lighting.

History

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud gave directions to found this hospital and have it named after King Abdulaziz, the Arabian Peninsula unifier. Project construction began in 1995 and was completed May/June 2002.

Hospital Layout

The Hospital is 100-bed capacity, consisting of two levels at an area of 12,000 sq. m. It includes Outpatients Clinics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, ER, Kitchen and Restaurant that accommodates 164 persons, Administrative Building and a Mosque in the Ground Floor, and Male Ward, Female Ward, Paediatrics Ward, Main Operating Room, Day-Surgery Operating Room, Delivery Ward, ICU and VIP Ward in the First Floor. The Services Building in the ground floor includes A/C equipment, services/maintenance workshops, sterilization, laundry and Mosque. Family and Nurses housing includes a 2-bedroom apartment building, two for nurses to accommodate 387 nurses and outdoor playing fields. Single Housing apartments to accommodate 90 individuals, technical labourers housing and offices for maintenance contractors. General Services include gates, fences, public services network, landscaping, asphalting and paving and other outdoor lighting.

Mission

King Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital is dedicated to delivering services of the highest international standard. This constantly expanding facility, equipped with state-of-art technology, is staffed by professionals from Saudi Arabia and from 52 other nations of the world. Equally important to our mission are the components of Preventative Medicine, Health Education, Health Research and Continuous Quality Improvement

National Guard Health Service

The Saudi Arabian National Guard Care Service is now widespread facility. The King Fahad Hospital located in Riyadh and the King Khalid Hospital in Jeddah, both work in close cooperation with their new sister hospital, King Abdulaziz Hospital in Al Dammam and Al Ahsa. To complement these tertiary institutions, there are a number of primary Health Care Clinics located throughout the Kingdom.