The institution transformation process separates the service provider from the regulator. Under the new system, state-owned enterprises would provide the services once the organizational structures had been completed. Meanwhile, the institutional transformation program will continue to support service providers to launch continuous improvement projects, to boost transparent monitoring of health facilities, in terms of speed and quality access to services, ensured efficient professional development and accountability based on practical and therapeutic outputs, without any disruption to the current health services during the institutional transformation phase.
The supreme objective behind assigning healthcare services to state-owned enterprises is to provide top-quality services to Saudi citizens, while allowing for the Ministry to focus on its major role, that is to supervise, monitor and design health policies.