Establishing a Cardiac Medicine and Surgery Center in Madinah

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Madinah seeks to establish a specialist centre for cardiac medicine and surgery.
The project runs in two phases, based on current need and expected growth.

Core services the project will provide:

  • Interventional cardiac procedures.

  • Cardiac surgery.

Strategic objectives:

  • Delivering advanced cardiac services to international standards.

  • Strengthening medical partnerships and attracting patients.

  • Turning the hospital into a centre of excellence in cardiac care.

Project scope:

Establishing a specialist cardiac care centre serving the Madinah region, home to 2.1 million people, along with surrounding areas with a population of up to 1.4 million.
The project follows an expansion plan matched to rising demand.

Market analysis:

  • The Madinah region currently has one specialist centre for cardiac medicine and surgery, run by the Madinah Health Cluster, performing more than 8,500 catheterisations a year and 940 cardiac operations, with growth of 8.1% in cardiac catheterisation cases and 6.8% in cardiac surgery over the past five years.

  • The centre faces difficulties in expanding given the number of beds available, alongside long waiting lists for cardiac interventions.

Expected growth once a cardiac centre is established at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre – Madinah:

  • Starting from 10 catheterisations and cardiac operations a week, and using the growth rate of the centre noted above.

  • After 5 years, the centre could cover 5.6% of the local cardiac catheterisation market and 10% of cardiac surgery, at a rate of 710 cardiac catheterisations and 135 cardiac operations a year.

Project delivery phases:

  1. 2025

    Phase one

    • <strong>Fitting out four beds on the general inpatient wards for cardiac patients</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 2,000,000<br><br> • <strong>Building a coronary intensive care unit with eight beds</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 250,000<br><br> • <strong>Building one cardiac operating theatre</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 3,500,000<br><br> • <strong>Building one cardiac catheterisation laboratory</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 12,500,000<br><br> <strong>Total estimated cost:</strong> SAR 18,250,000<br>

  2. 2027 - 2028

    Phase two

    • <strong>Setting aside inpatient units for cardiology and cardiac surgery patients with 14 beds, fitted with cardiac monitoring equipment</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 800,000<br><br> • <strong>Increasing the number of catheterisation laboratories and operating theatres</strong><br> Estimated cost: SAR 16,000,000<br><br> <strong>Total estimated cost:</strong> SAR 16,800,000<br>

Total estimated cost:

SAR 35,050,000.