History
King Faisal Specialist Hospital was established on 450,000 square meters of land which was donated by King Faisal who laid the cornerstone of this hospital in 1970 (the current total land of the hospital is 920,000 square meters).
In 1973, the Saudi Arabian Government signed an agreement with Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) to operate the hospital. This agreement stayed in place until 1985, when the operations and administration was transferred to a National Team.
On March 25, 1975, Faisal was shot point blank and killed by his half brother's son Faisal bin Musad, who had just come back from the United States. Faisal was buried in Riyadh, and was succeeded by his half-brother, Khalid. His dream of a hospital in Riyadh would be continued by Khalid, who conducted the opening ceremony of the 120-bed hospital. This was a great day for Saudi Arabian nationals who would no longer need to travel abroad for most specialty cases. In 2007, the King Faisal Specialist Hospital continues to grow. It has 894 beds and 8500 staff positions. The level of respect for the hospital and its leadership has also grown.
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia died in King Faisal Specialist Hospital in August 2005.
Oncology Centre of the KFSH&RC provides comprehensive cancer treatment, education and training and clinical research. It runs a clinical trials program and is a member of Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplantation Group (CBMTG). KFSH&RC has spearheaded the regional research consortiums, notably, Gulf Oncology Regional Group (GORG) and Eastern Mediterranean Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EMBMT) Group. Its radiation oncology section offers advanced radiation therapy technologies, conventional radiation therapy and stereotactic radiosurgery, offering patients highly precise and effective treatment options. It also offers IMRT and has embarked on IGRT, Helical Tomotherapy, Robotic Cyberknife and 4-D CT Simulator, which are the latest modalities for cancer treatment.
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