King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre signs an MoU with Oracle to advance digitization in the healthcare sector

by Oracle Cerner
Published on March 27, 2023

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) has inked a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Oracle to accelerate the application of electronic medical records technology and improve digital transformation in the Saudi healthcare sector.

KFSH&RC Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Majid Al Fayyadh, and Oracle Health EVP and General Manager, Travis Dalton, attended the signing ceremony. The memorandum will harness KFSH&RC’s capabilities and expertise and help expand the deployment of Oracle solutions across the Saudi healthcare sector. It will also assess health facility needs, develops scope, and lay out a plan to meet the sector's expectations.

Both organizations aspire to boost the performance of Saudi healthcare institutions, improve service quality, promote patient safety, and provide a supportive platform conducive to innovation. The agreement will enable healthcare professionals to serve patients better.

The MoU aligns with KFSH&RC's strategic goals of advancing and deploying health technology to improve services and hone healthcare professionals' skills and abilities. It will strengthen the hospital's position as a world-renowned leader in medical innovation.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center is one of the world's leading specialist healthcare providers, ranked 20th in Brand Finance's list of "2023 World's Top 250 Hospitals" and the first-best hospital in Middle East and Africa.

Download the Arabic version of this press release here.

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