King Faisal Hospital (Kigali)

King Faisal Hospital is a hospital in the Kacyiru area of the Rwandan capital Kigali. It was established between 1987 and 1991 with the help of the Saudi Fund for Development[1] (SFD). Being the largest referral hospital in Rwanda, King Faisal Hospital, Kigali spreads on 7.9 Hectares. [2]It is located in an upscale area and has 18,000 square meters of floor space distributed over 4 floors and an extension building of 2,285 square meters of floor space.[3]The hospital provides a range of highly specialized medical care, including diagnosis of diseases and specialized treatment.

King Faisal Hospital
Rwanda Ministry of Health
Map of Rwanda showing the location of King Faisal Hospital Kigali.
Geography
LocationKigali,  Rwanda
Coordinates01°56′37″S 30°05′42″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTertiary, Referral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds160
History
Opened1994
Links
Websitewww.kfh.rw
Other linksList of hospitals in Rwanda

Facilities


King Faisal Hospital, Kigali has 160 bed capacity. That includes 7 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, 7 high-dependence unit beds, 5 operation theatres, 7 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) beds, 13 beds in the emergency observation rooms and 2 fully equipped resuscitation rooms.[4] The hospital also has a private wing with 8 high-end rooms, 2 of which are ICU rooms.[5] With an average annual number of consultations of 72,201 patients and an average annual number of admissions of 8,346, the hospital has the region's lowest average length of stay of 5 days.

King Faisal Hospital Kigali acquired a Cath Lab (Catheterization lab) in November 2020.[6] The laboratory will be in use for several procedures including diagnosing and treating certain cardiovascular conditions; carrying out coronary angioplasty (opening narrowed or blocked blood vessels that supply blood to the heart); coronary stenting (placing tube-shaped devices into the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart to keep them open); as well as other interventions to correct blood flow, repair holes in the heart or locate blockages in blood vessels.

In December 2020, the hospital acquired a 1.5 Tesla MRI digital scanner. The MRI is of the latest technology.[7] It provides higher resolution scans of the body’s organs and tissues and allow better diagnosis. The hospital has the only CT scanner with a 128 slices capacity in the country as well as 13 haemodialysis machines.

As of September 2020, the hospital started a renovation and expansion project.[8]The newly launched outpatient block comprises 45 new consultation rooms and an outpatient clinic that will be offering premium services. The first phase of the renovation project is focused on revamping the hospital’s lobby and its private inpatient wing has been completed.

In the second quarter of 2021, our Obstetrics and Gynecology unit acquired a high-resolution ultrasound machine that will markedly improve the diagnostic accuracy for fetal anomalies in the first and second trimester of pregnancy. The new ultrasound machine delivers 3D and 4D imaging format allowing King Faisal Hospital to stay at the forefront of women’s health imaging from routine women’s health exams to complex imaging including fetal echocardiography.

Specialties

The hospital has invested in key medical specialties including cardiology, cardio-thoracic, neurosurgery, digestive surgery and orthopedics. Other specialties include nephrology, emergency medicine, pediatrics, oncology, gynecology and obstetrics, ENT, urology, pulmonology, dental and maxillofacial services, ophthalmology, dermatology, haematology, and pathology services.

With the arrival in January 2021 of a specialized adult nephrologist and one of the pioneers of kidney transplant in Sub-Saharan Africa, the hospital foresees starting a kidney transplant center towards the last quarter of 2021, that will be the very first in Rwanda.[9]

Accreditation

King Faisal Hospital, Kigali is accredited by (COHSASA). COHSASA is an accrediting body based in Cape Town, South Africa that runs a healthcare accreditation which is also accredited by ISQua, the international society for Quality in healthcare.

King Faisal Hospital Rwanda Foundation (KFHRF)

The King Faisal Hospital Rwanda Foundation is currently at its beginning stage following an action plan that was approved by the hospital in October, 2020. Within the health domain, the Foundation’s major objectives will be to support researchers through funding, training and facilitation in dissemination of research data, establishing strategic relationships with academic, research-driven and research sponsoring institutions and supporting training for medical researchers. As part of a social welfare that constitutes an integral part of the foundation, the hospital will financially assist patients who cannot afford medical care and will continue to sensitize the public on NCDs,[10] congenital and surgical diseases for prevention and early consultation. Furthermore, the foundation will support surgical camps/outreach within the country in a bid to reduce long waiting lists in teaching hospitals. Finally, within the education domain, the foundation will be promoting new learning tools including e-learning and support Continuing Medical Education (CME).

See also

References
  1. "TDB Finances Expansion of State-of-The-Art Hospital in Rwanda". Trade and Development Bank. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. kfh.rw https://kfh.rw/about-us/. Retrieved 20 August 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. King Faisal Hospital, King Faisal Hospital. "King Faisal Hospital Kigali". kfh.rw. Retrieved 20 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  6. "New tech to reduce cost of heart disease treatment in Rwanda". The New Times | Rwanda. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. kfh.rw https://kfh.rw/from-analogue-to-digital-mri/. Retrieved 5 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Emmalogo555 (30 January 2020). "King Faisal Hospital in Rwanda to undergo US $20m facelift". Construction Review Online. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  9. kfh.rw https://kfh.rw/featured-dr-momina-brings-kidney-care-expertise-to-king-faisal-hospital/. Retrieved 5 June 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. Non-communicable disease#:~:text=A non-communicable disease (NCD,disease, cataracts, and others."Non-communicable disease", Wikipedia, 5 October 2020, retrieved 8 October 2020

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