The King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) is located in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is a modern, state-of-the-art, 901-bed (inclusive of 170 day beds),  Joint Commission International Accredited (JCIA) academic medical facility.

KFSH&RC is the national referral centre for:

• Oncology
  
• Organ Transplantation
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Neurosciences
  
• Genetic Diseases
  

KFSH&RC provides a full range of tertiary, secondary and primary health care services.

The hospital's postgraduate education programmes support both Residency and Fellowship training.

The Research Centre focuses on basic and translational research; primarily in cancer, cardiovascular diseases, transplant immunology, genetics, molecular diagnostics and proteomics.

Medical & Clinical Operations

Departments include:

• Anaesthesiology
• Heart institute
• Cancer Centre
• Liver Transplant Unit
• Paediatric Haematology
• Neuroscience
• Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  

These are just some of the departments that make the KFSH&RC a unique referral hospital in the region. Consultants are highly qualified and trained in their sub-specialties that cater to the Kingdom's needs. Patients are admitted to KFSH from a variety of sources including the outpatient and emergency departments. Due to the specialties offered at KFSH, transfers from other hospitals in the Kingdom are routine. The hospital has approximately 22,750 annual admissions and approximately 652,000 annual ambulatory care visits. 

Clinical Services

Clinical Services is another important division of KFSH. Most of the technical positions fall under this division. Important departments that make up the Clinical Services Division include:

• Radiation Therapy
• Respiratory Care Services
• Ambulance Care Services
• Pharmacy Services