King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Arabic: مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث‎) (KFSH&RC) is a 985-bed tertiary/quaternary care and referral hospital based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the national referral center for oncology, organ transplantations, cardiac surgery, genetic diseases, and more.

KFSH&RC also maintains a facility in Jeddah.

Chief Executive Officer: Qasim Q. Al Qasabi, MD, FRCSI, FACS (since 2005)

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History

KFSH&RC was established on land donated by King Faisal and was opened by King Khalid in 1975 with a current total land area of 920,000 square meters.
Saudi Diagnostic Holding Company established in 2007

Personnel

KFSH&RC has over 11,000 employees, of 63 different nationalities.

The Annals of Saudi Medicine

The Annals of Saudi Medicine is an English bimonthly multidisciplinary medical journal. The Annals publishes original articles, case reports, letters to the editor, editorials, and special reviews dealing with various aspects of clinical, academic or investigative medicine or research. Emphasis is placed on matters relating to medicine in Saudi Arabia in particular, and the Middle East in general. The Annals is a joint project of KFSH&RC, the King Saud University College of Medicine, and the King Khalid University Hospital. Its current worldwide distribution exceeds 16,000 copies.