King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam


King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam is a hospital in the Eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

History

KFSH-D is situated in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. Hospital construction began in 1984, but was only completed in 1999 for various reasons. Initially named "Gulf Hospital", it was renamed "King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam" by a Royal Decree. On 17 September 2005, His Majesty King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz inaugurated the Hospital and dedicated it to public service. In 2008, the hospital started to serve as a tertiary referral hospital offering specialized medical care in Oncology, Organ Transplant, Neurosciences, Cardiac Services, and Genetic Sciences. Other specialized services such as Hematology, Nuclear Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Urology, Emergency Medicine and others are available as well.

Location

King Fahad Hospital-Dammam is located in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, Dammam City, Al Murekbat area, Omar Bin Thabet Street.

Board of directors

In 2009, the Ministry of Health established a Board of Directors to oversee and guide the operation of four specialized, newly developed and recognized hospitals under the leadership and patronage of Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Minister of Health.

Scope of Service

KFSH-D provides tertiary specialty health care services mainly to the population of the Eastern Region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patient referral is usually initiated by secondary care hospitals. Self-referral for tertiary medical care can be processed and accepted in limited cases.

AACME

The Academic Affairs gained the American Academy of Continuing Medical Education accreditation to become the first MOH hospital in Saudi Arabia.
KFSH-D was awarded the AACME accreditation in September.

KFSH-D Core Competencies

One of the latest achievements of KFSH-D is the establishment of the Stem Cell Transplant Service that performed more than 50 Adult and Pediatric Transplants by the end of 2012. KFSH-D is the only center amongst the Ministry of Health hospitals in Saudi Arabia that provides this highly specialized service.
  1. Multi Organ Transplant Center of KFSH-D was established in 2008 to cover the need for organ transplantations in the Eastern Province and the kingdom. The MOTC continued to expand since the first kidney transplant in September 2008 to meet the growing needs. King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam continues to work closely with the , the Eastern Province health authorities, and the other hospitals in the Kingdom.
  2. ;Services:
  3. * Adult/Pediatric Hepatology Services
  4. * Pre- Post renal & Pancreases Transplant Care
  5. * Pre- Post Liver Transplant Care
  6. * HIL/ABO incompatible transplantation
  7. * Transplant Outreach Program
  8. * Organ Donor Mobile Team
  9. The Oncology Center is one of the core competencies of King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam. It offers specialized oncology comprehensive care including the following:
  10. * Adult medical oncology
  11. * Adult hematology oncology and stem cell transplant
  12. * Pediatric hematology oncology and stem cell transplant
  13. * Palliative care
  14. * Radiation therapy
  15. ;Scope of services
  16. * Solid tumors
  17. * Blood malignancies
  18. * Bone marrow and stem cell therapy for blood and solid malignancies as well as for bone marrow failures and complicated congenital anemia
  19. :The Oncology Center offers multidisciplinary care programs including conventional and advanced oncology therapeutic methods such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, total body irradiation, oncology surgery, bone marrow transplant, autologous or allogenic target cell therapy, and immunotherapy. In addition, the Radiation Therapy Department is developing a very sophisticated technique of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy.
  20. The Neurosciences Center is another area of KFSH-D. It incorporates the following departments:
  21. *Neurosurgery Department
  22. *Spine Department
  23. *Neurology Department
  24. *Pediatric Neurology Department
  25. *Mental Health Department
  26. *Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department
  27. *Clinical Neurophysiology Department
  28. ;Services provided
  29. *care in specialized areas of Neurosciences
  30. *Neurosurgery: complex spine surgery, skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery
  31. *Neurology: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis & autoimmune neurology, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, and sleep medicine
  32. *Pediatric Neurology: epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neuro-developmental disorders, neuro-metabolic disorders
  33. *Mental Health: liaison psychiatry and clinical psychology
  34. *Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: neurorehabilitation, spasticity, pain, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, rehabilitation for amputees

    Collaboration agreements

KFSH-D has developed, over a very short time, several joint collaborative agreements with hospitals and health centers in North America and Europe. On the regional level, similar joint agreements have been achieved with Saudi and Arab universities.

Medical staff, training, and research

The hospital has been recognized by the Saudi Council for Health Specialties as a center of specialized training in multiple medical and allied health programs. Medical scholars from Arab neighboring countries are also trained in KFSH-D to become diplomat of Saudi Board and/or Arab Board in different specialties. The Research Administration was first established in January 2010; the IRB reviews and approves submitted research proposals in the area of clinical research with a vision to expand to the basic research as well.

KFSH-D departments

  1. Medical Departments
  2. # Nursing
  3. # Medical & Clinical Affairs
  4. ## Medical Imaging
  5. ## Anesthesia
  6. ## Critical Care
  7. ## Medicine
  8. ## Pediatrics
  9. ## Dietary Therapy
  10. ## Physiotherapy
  11. ## Family Medicine
  12. ## Obstetrics and Gynecology
  13. ## Respiratory Therapy
  14. ## Surgery
  15. ## Infection Control
  16. ## Home Health Care
  17. ## Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  18. ### Anatomic Pathology
  19. ### Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine
  20. ### Chemistry
  21. ### Cytogenetics Laboratory
  22. ### Flowcytometry Laboratory
  23. ### Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
  24. ### Immunology Laboratory
  25. ### Microbiology Laboratory
  26. ### Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
  27. ## Health Education
  28. ## Social Services
  29. ## Multi Organ Transplant Center
  30. ## Oncology Center
  31. ## Neurosciences Center
  32. ## Urology
  33. ## Emergency Medicine
  34. Administrative Departments
  35. # Academic Affairs, Training and Research
  36. ## Research
  37. ## Training
  38. ## Office of International Collaboration
  39. ## Academic Affairs
  40. # Hospital Operations
  41. ## Support Services
  42. ## Housing Services
  43. ## Security and Safety
  44. ## Food Services
  45. ## Maintenance Services
  46. # Information Technology Services
  47. ## Healthcare Informatics
  48. ## Enterprise Application Management
  49. ## Systems Management Services and Operations
  50. ## IT Management Services and Support
  51. ## Clinical Engineering
  52. # Quality and Strategic Planning
  53. ## Decision Support
  54. ## Risk Management
  55. ## Strategic Planning
  56. ## Accreditation
  57. ## Performance Excellence
  58. # Financial Affairs Administration
  59. # Human Resources Administration

    Future of KFSH-D

King Khalid Medical City is a large health project planned to be the "leading center of excellence in specialized healthcare" serving seven million with a focus on integrated treatment, research and education. The largest of the five medical cities underway in the Kingdom, located on a 700,000 square meter site, the King Khalid Medical City, Dammam is envisioned to be the leading center of excellence for tertiary referral healthcare in the Kingdom’s Eastern Region.