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Establishing the Healing Garden

Provide a suitable facility for patients, their escorts, and employees of all health and administrative departments to help them relax, feel comfortable, and help patients, God’s willing, for a speedy recovery.

Target Group:

Patients, their escorts and employees in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre.

Venue Scope:

King Abdullah Center for Oncology and Liver Diseases in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh.

Financial Scope:

 SAR 10,700,000

Project Justifications:

  • gardens in hospitals reduces the cost of providing healthcare for patients due to their fast healing and also reduces duration of the stay.
  • Including gardens in hospitals, seeing landscapes and getting fresh air reduces the hospital’s economic cost by decreasing the need for costly powerful pain killers.
  • Psychological and emotional needs for outpatients should have priority besides traditional interests.
  • Improve employees’ satisfaction and psychology and increase their motivation.

Facts and Figures:

  • About 10,000 employees are working in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh.
  • King Abdullah Center for Oncology and Liver Diseases contains 396 beds with an occupancy rate of 90% throughout the year.