Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization
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Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization is the complex of company-operated and privately contracted hospitals that serve Saudi Aramco employees and their dependents, numbering about 500,000 total. In all Saudi Aramco
communities, basic health care is provided through clinics, which function much as Health Maintenance Organizations do in the United States
.
A rotating staff of general practitioners performs examinations and prescribes care on an outpatient basis. All of the clinics have facilities and laboratories for basic diagnostic testing. Each clinic provides ambulance
service and emergency room care, and each has a pharmacy where prescriptions ordered by clinic physicians can be filled at no charge. The community clinics are designed to take care of ordinary medical needs. More significant health problems
are handled at the Dhahran Health Center by referral from a clinic physician.
The Dhahran Health Center consists of a 483-bed hospital, with an eight-bed intensive care unit, plus various outpatient services. That compares favorably with most community hospitals in the United States. In addition to general medicine and surgery, the Health Center provides a full complement of medical care so most medical problems can be treated.
The professional staff at the hospital is multinational, but many of the specialists are U.S. Board Certified or the UK's equivalent. Beginning in 2003, the Dhahran Health Center is accredited by JCI
, the newly created international division of JCAH. Saudi Aramco's blood bank is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks. Liaison relations exist with the World Health Organization
in Geneva
, Switzerland, and the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, for immediate consultation regarding diseases of international significance.
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
communities, basic health care is provided through clinics, which function much as Health Maintenance Organizations do in the United States
United States
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A rotating staff of general practitioners performs examinations and prescribes care on an outpatient basis. All of the clinics have facilities and laboratories for basic diagnostic testing. Each clinic provides ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
service and emergency room care, and each has a pharmacy where prescriptions ordered by clinic physicians can be filled at no charge. The community clinics are designed to take care of ordinary medical needs. More significant health problems
Illness
Illness is a state of poor health. Illness is sometimes considered another word for disease. Others maintain that fine distinctions exist...
are handled at the Dhahran Health Center by referral from a clinic physician.
The Dhahran Health Center consists of a 483-bed hospital, with an eight-bed intensive care unit, plus various outpatient services. That compares favorably with most community hospitals in the United States. In addition to general medicine and surgery, the Health Center provides a full complement of medical care so most medical problems can be treated.
The professional staff at the hospital is multinational, but many of the specialists are U.S. Board Certified or the UK's equivalent. Beginning in 2003, the Dhahran Health Center is accredited by JCI
JCI
JCI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* JCI, Jakarta Composite Index of Indonesia Stock Exchange* JCI Limited or Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited - One of the oldest listed companies on the JSE Securities Exchange having been formed in 1889...
, the newly created international division of JCAH. Saudi Aramco's blood bank is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks. Liaison relations exist with the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
in Geneva
Geneva
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, Switzerland, and the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, for immediate consultation regarding diseases of international significance.