Riyadh, KSA – Philips, a global leader in healthcare technology, has partnered with GAD International Co (GAD) to transform healthcare services by delivering state of the art technologies and innovation to hospitals operated by AMI Healthcare Inc (AMI).
This partnership will provide elite cardiology services by deploying an advanced Cathlab that delivers outstanding interventional cardiac and vascular performance on the Azurion 7, paired with consistently high-quality and fast results made possible by the adaptive intelligence of Incisive CT.
This industry leading image-guided therapy solution will support hospitals in Al Khobar and Al Baha to deliver outstanding patient care by keeping the technologist close to the patient and increase their operational efficiency by seamlessly controlling all relevant applications from a single touch screen at table side, to help make fast, informed decisions in the sterile field.
In addition, Philips will facilitate the new healthcare transformation projects in other hospitals operated by AMI.
Professor Ghannam Al-Dossari, Chief Executive Officer, GAD International and the President of AMI Healthcare, said: “With a shared commitment to transform healthcare and provide seamless access to state-of-art hospitals and specialized cardiac centres, we at GAD International are thrilled to have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Philips.”
Mohamed Sindi, CEO, Philips HealthCare Saudi Arabia said: “We are happy to partner with GAD international to provide elite Cardiology services starting with the Eastern region and to facilitate the new healthcare transformation projects in other hospitals operated by AMI Healthcare. These two projects will be the first cooperation with GAD International and will be the door opener for more successful projects in KSA and GCC in 2022, which will contribute to improve the cardiology services and the diagnostic imaging centers in KSA based on VISION 2030.”
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people’s health and well-being, and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips generated 2021 sales of EUR 17.2 billion and employs approximately 78,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
GAD International
In 2015, GAD International (GAD) was founded by Professor Ghannam Al-Dossari in the USA as a healthcare consultancy company to increase productivity and maintain the quality of healthcare services in large size hospitals. The stellar reputation of the services created is the very foundation on which we base our standards. In 2019, GAD expanded to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and moved its head office to the KSA.
In order to address the growing need for high quality management services and healthcare delivery throughout the Middle East, GAD established a Joint Venture (JV) with AMI Healthcare Inc (AMI) in August 2021. AMI is a well-established healthcare management company in the USA and well known to the GCC region and Asia. The JV is primarily focused on turn-key management of small, medium, and large capacity hospitals. Through their collective experience and resources, GAD and AMI will provide a comprehensive list of services, including but not limited to subject matter expertise and smart technology integration. This will allow both companies to deliver better outcomes for patients, achieve efficient and profitable operations, and apply best practices throughout every process using proven quality standards. Visit gad-international.com for more information.