Rayed Althukhais , Director of Digital Excellence at King Saud Medical City , tells us about how AI and digital healthcare are transforming KSMC
KING SAUD MEDICAL CITY
Rayed Althukhais , Director of Digital Excellence at King Saud Medical City , tells us about how AI and digital healthcare are transforming KSMC
King Saud Medical City ( previously known as Shemaisi Hospital ) is one of the largest public district general hospitals .
In 1956 , it had a level one trauma centre in Riyadh and was one of the largest territory care centres in Saudi Arabia , with the capacity for 1,500 inpatients .
In 2020 , the first digital operating theatre opened in Riyadh with a robotic surgery and in 2023 the hospital launched its first HIS system .
Today , King Saud Medical City is known for its emergency department and having the largest referral centre in Saudi Arabia for orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery .
Rayed Althukhais is Director of Digital Excellence at King Saud Medical City .
“ My responsibility within the in-house and offshore development as well as the integration between internal and external systems ,” he explains . “ I ’ m part of the CAP advisory report and the Technical Committee of Digital Transformation in King Saud Medical City .”
Althukhais is also acting as a Programme Director and Portfolio Manager , he is also overseeing the mobility and the business support programmes . He ’ s proud that the hospital has decided to modernise .
62 September 2023