Establishment of Bed Management Department, KAMC-Riyadh

Further to the Re-commissioning Meeting held on Wednesday , 16th September 2015 to discuss the re-opening of the clinical services at KAMC-Riyadh after the recent closure due to the MERS-CoV outbreak. Patient Flow has been identified as an important measure to be improved as an essential components of delivering highest and safest healthcare to our patients . Therefore, the need to establish bed Management Department was deliberated and approved .

The objective is to maximize bed utilization through two interlinked components , first is by transforming the method of Clinical practice enforcing best practices and performance standards and second to create and monitor strict standards for patient flow . Therefore, I am pleased to announce the establishment of bed Management Department to be chaired by Dr. Ali Al khataami , who will be reporting directly to the Executive Director , Medical Services, KAMC-Central Region effective 4th October 2015. Further, effective immediately , Medical Coordination, In-patient Services and Admission Office will be under this newly created department .

This new department will be in charge of the following functions :

• Create , monitor and measure patient flow
• Initiate and promote more effective methods of delivering bedside clinical practice to optimize patient flow
• Establish, implement and monitor effective policies and procedures
• Establish standards based upon best practices
• Measure and audit the flow of clinical performance

Please join me in ensuring to achieve the mission and objectives of this newly created department . Your cooperation is as usual appreciated .