Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) announces its participation at the second edition of LEAP, Saudi Arabia's most prominent technology event, which is set to convene global innovators and disruptors in Riyadh between February 6-9.

Internationally ranked as Saudi Arabia's number one hospital and a primary supporter of Vision 2030's healthcare transformation goals, KFSH&RC will present trailblazing technologies that will drive the healthcare sector forward under the three main pillars: operational excellence, patient experience, and the quality of care.

Pillar 1: Operational excellence

KFSH&RC will present its state-of-the-art AI-driven systems that optimize operations and empower staff to efficiently manage and effectively cater to patient needs upon implementation. The AI systems have been developed to improve resource management, reduce patient waiting time, and promote operation room efficiency. 

Pillar 2: Patient experience

KFSH&RC is set to introduce its strategic and seamless integration with the ever-evolving digital ecosystem to augment patient and staff experience. This includes a virtual reality program to aid children with autism in developing essential life skills, Metaverse adoption to reduce healthcare access limitations and enhance staff training, and Blockchain application as a hospital reward system for KFSH&RC's patients and staff.

Pillar 3: Quality of care

KFSH&RC will showcase methods to improve the quality and timeliness of care provided by utilizing the power of advanced technology. For example, KFSH&RC will address ways to optimize liver and renal segmentations, a process vital to transplant diagnosis and preparation, with the help of a novel AI-powered that will improve efficiency by assessing the volumetric calculations of respective organs.

Osama Alswailem, MD, MA, Chief Information Officer at KFSH&RC, commented: "KFSH&RC is proud to participate in LEAP, which showcases emerging technologies and their respective applications in various sectors. The recent technological revolution poses immense opportunities to further advance healthcare, and KFSH&RC has always been at the forefront of adapting and using cutting-edge technology. We look forward to sharing some of the technology and solutions KFSH&RC has developed and exchanging ideas with our peers to help shape a more agile and resilient healthcare model.”

During LEAP, KFSH&RC will engage with key healthcare stakeholders to collaborate in science and technology to improve patient outcomes.

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About King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) is a leading tertiary & quaternary healthcare provider in the Middle East. KFSH&RC's mission is to provide the highest level of specialized healthcare in an integrated educational and research setting.

KFSH&RC has a rich history of providing high-quality clinical services, including leading-edge treatments in oncology, transplantation, cardiovascular diseases, neurosciences, and genetics.

A globally recognized healthcare provider, KFSH&RC ranked 1st in Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplants (<18 years old) compared with centers in the UK and the USA while maintaining graft survival rates comparable to the US organ transplant centers. In 2022, KFSH&RC was ranked among the top healthcare providers across the globe by Newsweek.

Guided by the goals of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, KFSH&RC is undertaking a Transformation towards a financially sustainable, independent, not-for-profit foundation. KFSH&RC has been internationally recognized for its continuous achievements in patient experiences and outcomes by accreditations from the HIMSS Davies Award of Excellence, CHiME Most Wired, JCI, CAP, ISO 22301 & 27001, to list a few.

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