Saad Specialist Hospital

Coordinates: 26°18′08″N 50°12′02″E / 26.3021654°N 50.200467°E / 26.3021654; 50.200467
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Saad Specialist Hospital
SA International
Map
Geography
LocationPrince Faisal Bin Fahad Road, Al - Aqrabiyya, Eastern Region, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates26°18′08″N 50°12′02″E / 26.3021654°N 50.200467°E / 26.3021654; 50.200467
Organisation
TypeTeaching
Specialist
Affiliated universitySaad Training Institute
Saad College of Nursing
Services
StandardsJCI
Beds750
History
Opened1997
Links
Websitewww.sainternational.us/saad-specialist-hospital/
ListsHospitals in Saudi Arabia
Other linksList of hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Saad Specialist Hospital, often abbreviated as SSH, is a private hospital in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. It was initially owned and operated by the Saad Group, founded in 2001 by a businessman, Maan Abdul Wahed Al-Sanea. SSH is a JCI accredited hospital. As of 2020, it is managed by SA International.[1] It later went bankrupt and closed in 2017.

History[edit]

Saad Specialist Hospital was founded as Saad Specialist Clinic on 1997, although their first patient was only admitted in 2001. It has a 600-bed capacity.[2][1]

The Saad Group went into debt and closed in 2017. The hospital is currently managed by SA International.[3][1]

Certification[edit]

Saad Specialist Hospital has received accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI), The Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA), and The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI).[4][1]

Saad College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences[edit]

The Saad College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences is located on the hospital grounds. It was established in a unique partnership program with the University of Ulster.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Saad Specialist Hospital". SA International. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hospitals". SA International. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  3. ^ Arnold, Tom (December 27, 2017). "Saudi businessman in debt dispute released from detention". Reuters.
  4. ^ "About Saad Medical". SaadMedical. n.d. Archived from the original on 2013-03-06. Retrieved 2022-08-18.