The King Abdulaziz University Hospital affiliated with the King Abdulaziz University College of Medicine and Health Sciences was inaugurated by the Custodian of the two Holy mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz bin Saud during his period as the Crown Prince in the year 1396 H (1976 G).
Initially the King Abdulaziz University Hospital was operated with a modest capacity of 36 beds. Over the following years the number of beds were gradually increased to 291.
The transfer to the new healthcare facility within the King Abdulaziz University Health Science Center complex was initiated on the executive order of His Excellency the President of King Abdulaziz University Dr. Ghazi Obaid Al-Madani in July 1996 (1416H).
The transfer of all the departments and the equipments was completed by September 1996, and the Hospital was operational in December, 1996.
The new King Abdulaziz University Hospital was inaugurated by His Majesty the Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Saud on Tuesday Sha’aban 7, 1417 (Deceber 17, 1996). The hospital was operational with an initial capacity of 250 beds, increasing to about 400 beds by the end of 2002.
Mission:
The King Abdulaziz University Hospital is vested with the commitment to provide :
theoretical and practical education for students.
treatment and health education for patients and other members of the community
teaching and training for its staff
scientific research
It is the mission of the King Abdulaziz University Hospital and of the Outpatient Facilities to provide a spectrum of tertiary health care services of highly professional quality to the community as far as basically needful for a modern, comprehensive and thorough medical education of students of medicine, nursing and medical technology comprising the acquisition of sound hands-on experience.
Besides the health care services to patients and the teaching and training of students, a third (3rd) part of the mission, equivalent in value and importance, is directed to scientific research activities which are of a standard for publication in scientific journals or during seminars/congresses and/or are suitable for ongoing joint research work together with institutions of other universities.
Contact Us
Ali Al Murtada Road, P.O. Box 1540, Jeddah 21441, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
General telephone: 640-1000