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MOH News

Qassim: 1kg Tumor Excised from a Patient
28 January 2018

​By Allah's Grace, a medical team at Uyun Al-Jiwa General Hospital- Qassim has ended the suffering of a patient with a 1 kg back tumor. The patient was brought to the hospital with back pain and after due medical and radiological checkups, he was diagnosed with a benign tumor in his back. The team decided to operate on him and has successfully excised the tumor. The patient was discharged from the hospital in a good health.

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched a daily specialization-based e-waiting list for surgical operations on its online portal. The list features MOH hospitals, along with surgical specialties and corresponding waiting days respectively, in addition to five levels for waiting days, starting from one to 180 days. By launching this initiative, MOH aims to update all patients and beneficiaries of services provided by its health facilities on the developmental efforts for boosting performance levels and providing high-quality services to satisfy and meet the health needs of citizens.​




Last Update : 26 February 2018 03:08 PM
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