The standard work week is 44 hours. In 1370 H (1950 G), this small group has changed its title into Militarism Medicine, and in 1392 H (1972 G), a command was issued to adjust this title into General Administration of Medical Services of Saudi Armed Forces.
The AFMSGD has been instructed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Highness the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Aviation, Inspector-General to provide integrated medical service in all specialities and levels. By continuing to use this site you are giving your consent for us to set cookies. Region. KFAFH employs all material and resources to represent the righteous instructions of Medical Services of the Armed Forces in a perfect manner within its framework. The medical evacuation department has an extremely important role. InstitutesIn addition to hospital management, the Medical Services operate medical health institutes and colleges as well as operating the following divisions: Aero Medical EvacuationTheir mission is to support the divisions of the armed forces in times of peace and war, transport patients and wounded people from armed forces hospitals and public hospitals to specialized hospitals, both inside and outside the Kingdom. Its the flagship of the RKH Program. Authorized by the Head of Department. The number of hours in a shift vary somewhat from department to department but generally do not exceed 8 hours a day and 4 hours Thursday (Except nurses). King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital seeks providing the finest medical services, looking forward to the highest standards in the field of health and medicine, attracting the distinguished medical competencies in all specialties with providing the latest medical devices and equipments. Initially there was only a 76-bed Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah. To further advance the health care services provided by the program, additional services are now fully operational such as Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Artificial Heart Transplant Project, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), In vitro Fertilisation Project and Linear Accelerator Project. They provided brochures and booklet containing all information on vitiligo. The Armed Forces hospitals in Saudi Arabia are administered by the Ministry of Defence and Aviation Medical Services Division which administers and operates a number of hospitals and associated facilities in many locations including the large urban areas and stategic regional centres.
Participating with other health care sectors in the Kingdom in providing distinct health care services in the Hajj season. The Total patients attendance in RAFH showed 672,713 (1996) including Outpatient, Family & Community Medicine, Dentistry and Accident & Emergency. Ibrahim Mohammed Al Nasser, Hospital Director. This had a great impact on the delivery of medical services to citizens and in providing them with primary health care. Planning, guiding and supervising all the facilities of the units, Providing Health Care and Coordinating with the heads of the Armed Forces Units, To provide medical and health care support to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces personnel and their dependents during times of peace and war, at any given location, Participating in emergency plans at the national level and in the season of Hajj. a dependent child ceases to he entitled to any of the above benefits. Nursing InstitutionsMedical Services is supervising many nursing institutions at many hospitals. All staff is expected to complete six months before taking their first leave. It is located either within the main hospital compound or in the off-site expatriate compounds/apartment blocks which are approximately 5 to 15 minutes drive from the hospital. For grades 1 to 7 inclusive, married or single status contract contingent upon marital status. There are also other training and education centres in medical and military facilities which supervise medical fellowship programs held in hospitals under the supervision of the Saudi Commission for health specialities. Finally, we ask Allah to help and guide us for the best of the kingdom, citizen and resident.