Dr. David: “The Specialist” is an inspiring global model for a healthy transformation

Dr. David Bernstin, a doctor who specializes in orthopedic surgery at Harvard University, and a first researcher in the field of health care transformation at Harvard College of Business, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center as “an inspiring model for a healthy transformation that shows that the radical change is possible when the vision, leadership and boldness meets,” stressing that what he saw during his recent visit to the Kingdom reflects a rare institutional commitment, and a ready environment that transforms Strategies to concrete achievements. Dr. Bernstin indicated in an analytical article published on the American HeldchCare platform, one of the most prominent platforms specialized globally in healthcare affairs, that his visit to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center represented a living model for a healthy transformation, explaining that health care is a sector in which it takes Change years, while the “Specialist” succeeded in achieving qualitative leaps within months.

He explained that the institutional transformation witnessed by the hospital by moving to a non -profit institution of a special nature, allowing him to build a precise strategy that focuses on the therapeutic value offered to patients, while activating advanced measurement tools for their results and experiences, and a continuous follow -up of the costs at the detailed level, within a strategic vision that was set out by His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman, Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, and took over Its implementation is an expert leadership inside the hospital, which strengthened the clarity of the trend and the confidence of its employees.

He indicated that the “specialization” is not satisfied with applying the highest standards, but rather bypassing them with unprecedented innovations, citing the first complete robotic heart transplant in the world, and expanding advanced genetic treatments, especially T -cell therapy programs that are one of the latest techniques of tumor treatment globally, in addition to adopting home health care models that contribute to redefining the relationship between the patient and the hospital.

He pointed out that the hospital leadership, represented by CEO Dr. Majid Al -Fayyad, and his deputy, Dr. Piurne Zwiga, who previously led the converting of Carolinska University Hospital to become among the 10 best hospitals in the world, represents a new cultural pillar that balances global experience and local understanding, explaining that their continuous presence between medical teams canceled the traditional administrative barriers, and contributed to the consolidation of a deep professional confidence in the cadres.

He added: “I felt within the specialty that nothing is impossible, and that the internal culture enables everyone to be part of the success story, with a strict commitment to the safety of patients and a parallel eagerness to push the limits of possible in medicine,” calling for benefiting from the experience and sharing its lessons with health care institutions in the United States, to serve patients all over the world.

These observations were reflected on his personal impression on the future of the health transformation, as Dr. Bernstin expressed the conclusion of his article on the impact of the visit personally, saying: “I returned to my country and I am more optimistic and enthusiastic to continue working to push the transformation of health care within the United States, so the specialist assured me that the real change in health is possible, and that the best in the field of health and health care has not yet come.”