King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam

King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam
King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam (KFSHD) is a district general 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 (MOH) 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 (AACME) 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.
Multi Organ Transplant Center (MOTC) 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 Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), the Eastern Province health authorities, and the other hospitals in the Kingdom.
Services
Adult/Pediatric Hepatology Services
Pre- Post renal & Pancreases Transplant Care (Adult + Pediatrics)
Pre- Post Liver Transplant Care
HIL/ABO incompatible transplantation
Transplant Outreach Program
Organ Donor Mobile Team
The Oncology Center is one of the core competencies of King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam. It offers specialized oncology comprehensive care including the following:
Adult medical oncology
Adult hematology oncology and stem cell transplant
Pediatric hematology oncology and stem cell transplant
Palliative care
Radiation therapy
Scope of services
Solid tumors
Blood malignancies
Bone marrow and stem cell therapy for blood and solid malignancies as well as for bone marrow failures and complicated congenital anemia
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 (IORT).
The Neurosciences Center is another area of KFSH-D. It incorporates the following departments:
Neurosurgery Department
Spine Department
Neurology Department
Pediatric Neurology Department
Mental Health Department
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department
Clinical Neurophysiology Department
Services provided
care in specialized areas of Neurosciences
Neurosurgery: complex spine surgery, skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, pediatric neurosurgery
Neurology: epilepsy, multiple sclerosis & autoimmune neurology, neuromuscular disorders, movement disorders, and sleep medicine
Pediatric Neurology: epilepsy, neuromuscular disorders, neuro-developmental disorders, neuro-metabolic disorders
Mental Health: liaison psychiatry and clinical psychology
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.
International
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nebraska Medical Center
University of California , San Diego
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Calgary Laboratory Services
University Health Network
The Research Institute McGill University Health Center
Arab Gulf University
National
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University
King Saud University
Al Ghad International Colleges for Health Sciences
Dammam University
Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in USA
Medical staff, training, and research
The hospital has been recognized by the Saudi Council for Health Specialties (SCFHS) 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 (Institutional Review Board) 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
Medical Departments
Nursing
Medical & Clinical Affairs
Medical Imaging
Anesthesia
Critical Care
Medicine
Pediatrics
Dietary Therapy
Physiotherapy
Family Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Respiratory Therapy
Surgery
Infection Control
Home Health Care
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Anatomic Pathology
Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine
Chemistry
Cytogenetics Laboratory
Flowcytometry Laboratory
Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory
Immunology Laboratory
Microbiology Laboratory
Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Health Education
Social Services
Multi Organ Transplant Center
Oncology Center
Neurosciences Center
Urology
Emergency Medicine
Administrative Departments
Academic Affairs, Training and Research
Research
Training
Office of International Collaboration
Academic Affairs
Hospital Operations
Support Services
Housing Services
Security and Safety
Food Services
Maintenance Services
Information Technology Services
Healthcare Informatics
Enterprise Application Management
Systems Management Services and Operations
IT Management Services and Support
Clinical Engineering
Quality and Strategic Planning
Decision Support
Risk Management
Strategic Planning
Accreditation
Performance Excellence
Financial Affairs Administration
Human Resources Administration
Future of KFSH-D
King Khalid Medical City (KKMC) 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 (KKMC), Dammam is envisioned to be the leading center of excellence for tertiary referral healthcare in the Kingdom’s Eastern Region.
See also
List of hospitals in Saudi Arabia
King Fahd Medical City
Notes
References
www.KFSH.med.sa
www.KKMC.med.sa
Hospital buildings completed in 1999
Hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Dammam
1999 establishments in Saudi Arabia