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المملكة: Serving 58 thousand patients.. Masarat application "Dialysis" and"Mother and child" Within home care

Therapeutic servicesand reducing the burden on hospitals, in line with the objectives of the health sector transformation program and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

The official figures issued by the Ministry revealed that the total number of beneficiaries since the launch of the home care service exceeded the barrier of 71 thousand people, which reflects the growing community confidence in the effectiveness and quality of home medicine.

This service is provided by a medical army consisting of 2,700 specialized employees, distributed among 244 home care departments covering different areas. Regions of the Kingdom to ensure reaching the maximum point of need.

Home care paths

The Ministry has identified clear paths for obtaining the service, where Receiving requests directly through the relevant departments in hospitals, or through the referral system approved by primary health centers for eligible groups.
The therapeutic services provided vary, including intensive care for wounds and bed sores, in addition to periodic and continuous follow-up for people with chronic diseases in their places of residence and among their families.

Care was not limited to traditional diseases, but rather extended to include services Delicate health care for the post-surgical stage, to ensure the patient’s recovery in a comfortable and safe psychological environment.

Medical teams have strengthened their services by providing oral and dental health care, and providing complex intravenous treatment at home, which saves patients from the trouble of frequent travel to medical centers.

The health system has developed new and unprecedented quality paths, most notably the provision of home dialysis services, which constitutes a qualitative shift in the lives of kidney failure patients and ends their suffering with Laundry centers.

The new paths also included a special program for mother and child care, in addition to palliative care services aimed at improving the quality of life for advanced cases and providing them with psychological and physical support.

Through this initiative, the health clusters seek to provide comprehensive treatment solutions that enhance the patient’s experience and raise the efficiency of health spending by reducing unnecessary hospitalization periods.

These broad field movements come as a practical embodiment of the health transformation strategy, which It is based on facilitating access to health services and raising their quality to keep pace with the ambitious aspirations of Saudi society.

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