London’s King’s College Hospital to open its doors in Jeddah

London’s King’s College Hospital to open its doors in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah is set to become home to a 150-bed world-class multi-speciality hospital, which will be fully integrated with King’s College Hospital’s facilities in London.

Building on the success of King’s College Hospital Dubai, which in a short period of time has become one of the best hospitals in UAE, Ashmore Group, a specialist emerging markets investment manager, in partnership with King’s College Hospital London and Saudi Bugshan Group, has announced the start of construction of King’s College Hospital Jeddah (KCHJ).

The hospital is scheduled to open its doors to patients in the second half of 2023, and this is expected to be the first of many similar projects providing Ashmore and King’s the platform for further growth in KSA.

The state-of-the-art King’s College Hospital Jeddah, located on King Abdulaziz Road, will cover an area of over 32,000 sq m, with a capacity of 150 beds in the first phase. The hospital will be staffed with over 1,000 leading healthcare professionals, sourced from London, KSA and wider region, delivering care in line with the tested clinical pathways of King’s College Hospital London.

Clinical innovation and smart technologies will be a prominent feature at the hospital, with 40 medical and surgical specialties and four