Prince Sultan Cardiac Center

Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Riyadh is a specialized, independent center established to build on the cardiac services previously provided by Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital. It provides comprehensive therapeutic and preventive cardiac care for Saudi Armed Forces personnel, their dependants and other patients eligible for treatment.

Cardiac Care Facilities in Riyadh

The center occupies a four-storey building arranged across five levels, designed to accommodate 174 beds. Its facilities include:

• Four operating theaters.
• Four cardiac catheterization laboratories.
• One cardiac electrophysiology laboratory.
• Two nuclear cardiology stress laboratories.

History and Medical Developments

Inaugurated on September 11, 1996, by the late Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the center has achieved international-level advances in service quality and medical care. Developments include a new gamma camera system and an adult congenital heart disease unit with six additional beds.

Developments in 2008 included:

• Comprehensive upgrades to catheterization laboratories 3 and 4 and the intensive care clinical information system (ICIP).
• Installation of a new automated medication dispensing system for inpatients.
• Expansion and upgrading of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory.
• Launch of a clinical information archiving project.
• Continued oversight of construction of the new outpatient department building, alongside other future projects.

Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Qassim

Prince Sultan Center for Cardiac Medicine and Surgery in Qassim is the region's first medical institution specializing in cardiac medicine and surgery for adults and children. It features advanced infrastructure meeting the highest international standards, distinguished medical technology and medical staff with high levels of scientific excellence and competence.

The Qassim center operates under the self-operation program and the direct supervision of the Qassim Health Cluster. It has a capacity of 50 beds, with a need for additional treatment beds in the coming years as patient numbers continue to rise.