Accelerated transformation programme for healthcare services: structure, function and the lessons learnt.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) Ministry of Health's (MOH) healthcare transformation strategy aims to improve the quality of life of Saudi citizens in line with the 'Vision 2030 strategic objectives. The MOH is reforming the way healthcare will be managed in the future and is in the process of transferring healthcare service delivery responsibilities to clusters with ratified boards, while also moving the MOH from a provision of service model to a regulatory one. Several early pathfinding clusters were initiated in the eastern central and western regions.

Hospital Length of Stay and Related Factors for COVID-19 Inpatients Among the Four Southern Regions Under the Proposed Southern Business Unit of Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess the length of stay (LoS) variation for COVID-19 inpatients among the four regions of the Southern Business Unit (SBU).

Methods: This is a comparative retrospective study of the LoS of COVID-19 inpatients in the four regions of the SBU in the KSA. Data was collected from the Ministry of Health (MoH) in all hospitals in the SBU.

Characteristics of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in the Four Southern Regions Under the Proposed Southern Business Unit of Saudi Arabia.

Background: This is the first descriptive and comparative study conducted of COVID-19 inpatients from multi-centers in the four administrative southern regions and proposed Southern Business Unit (Jazan, Najran, Bisha, and Aseer) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Methods: Participants were 809 randomly selected patients admitted to the eight sampled hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 between March 2020 and February 2021. We assessed and compared socio-demographics, clinical characteristics, and clinical outcomes of the four regions.

Differential Gene Expression of Efflux Pumps and Porins in Clinical Isolates of MDR .

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen associated with healthcare infections and high mortality rates in intensive care units all over the globe. Porins and efflux pumps over-expression have been reported as contributing factors in escalating drug resistance and rendering treatment ineffective. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of multidrug resistance (MDR) in A.

Impact of one-stop clinic on the clearance of COVID-19 surgical backlog.

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant decrease in the number of operated elective cases due to the shutdown procedures. This situation created a substantial surgical backlog. Several visits are generally necessary before a surgical decision making and booking the surgery time.

Assigning green hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic assure continuous and safe resumption of surgical services.

Background: Coronavirus 19 pandemic impacted the health system with more pressure on the critical areas, leading to direct manpower working in the Operating Room to help treat this new problem by postponing elective surgical cases and affecting some urgent ones. However, elective surgical services start to recover by establishing one or more hospitals that deal with COVID-19 free patients (green hospital) in each area with a dedicated one to treat COVID19 cases. Our research shows if this model's application assures safe and continued recovery of surgical services to reach the level before the pandemic.

Prevalence of discharge against medical advice and its associated demographic predictors among pediatric patients: A cross-sectional study of Saudi Arabia.

Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) occurs when the patient or their caretaker leaves the hospital against the recommendation of their treating physician. DAMA may expose the children to a high risk of inadequate treatment, which may result in readmission, prolonged morbidity, and mortality. The study aimed to identify the predictors of DAMA in the emergency department (ED) within the pediatric age group.

Unravelling the interaction of glipizide with human serum albumin using various spectroscopic techniques and molecular dynamics studies.

Glipizide is known to stimulate insulin secretion by β-cells of the pancreas. It is a second-generation sulfonylurea drug used in the management of type 2 diabetes. The shorter biological half-life makes it a suitable candidate to be designed as a controlled release formulation.

Developing a generic model for total quality management in higher education in Saudi Arabia.

The field of higher education has been progressing at a rapid pace in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the past decade, with doubling the number of government and private universities and colleges. Quality and accreditation are of great importance to higher education institutes world-wide. Thus, developing a generic model for quality management in higher education is badly needed in the country.