According to the Northern Borders Health Affairs, over the first quarter of this year (2018), its hospitals served more than 364,000 patients, with 172,102 emergencies, 116,247 outpatients, in addition to 10,239 inpatients. Also, the hospitals performed 51,165 x-ray examinations, 2,664 surgeries, 12,190 physiotherapy sessions, and 1,056,298 lab tests, added the Affairs.
It is worth mentioning that the Northern Borders Health Affairs features 12 specialized medical centers (a cardiac center, 5 diabetes centers, 3 kidney centers, and 3 dental centers), as well as 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, and others. Besides, the Affairs has 48 primary healthcare centers.