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35 Open-Heart Surgeries and 711 Cardiac Catheterizations Performed by Cardiac Center-Arar in 9 Months
02 December 2020

​According to the Northern Borders Health Affairs, over the past nine months, Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed Cardiac Center-Arar has provided its services to more than 15,000 beneficiaries, with 7,922 patients at outpatient clinics, 790 inpatients, as well as 651 patients referred from northern borders and Al-Jouf hospitals. Also, the center has performed 35 open-heart surgeries and 711 cardiac catheterizations, as well as 6,133 x-rays. ​

It is worth mentioning that the Northern Borders Health Affairs features 10 specialized medical centers (a cardiac center, 3 diabetes centers, 3 kidney centers, and 3 dental centers), in addition to 11 hospitals with a 1,410-bed capacity, which are enhanced with a number of delicate medical specialties, such as: neurosurgery, heart surgery, bariatric surgery, endoscopy, oncology, and others. Also, the Affairs has 45 primary healthcare centers.






Last Update : 02 December 2020 06:29 PM
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