Kingdom of Saudi Arabia –: Al Borg Diagnostics signed a strategic partnership agreement with International SOS Medical Complex, to operate and manage its medical laboratories for a period of five years, on the twenty-sixth of January 2023. Al Borg Diagnostics was represented by its CEO, Dr. Saeed bin Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Amoudi, and International SOS Medical Complex was represented by its Mr. Paolo Abbate, General Manager, International SOS Al-Rushaid.
This step comes to complete the expansion of Al Borg Diagnostics through its strategic partnerships and achieve its vision to be the preferred diagnostic medical laboratory for all customers and the optimal health partner, as it will give more patients the opportunity to benefit from the most accurate medical test results and expand its customer base spread throughout the Kingdom, where it is issued. Al Borg passes more than 16.3 million tests per year and has 85 international accreditations.
On this occasion, Dr. Saeed Al Amoudi said: “Al Borg Diagnostics is regarded as a catalyst for the healthcare transformation in our beloved kingdom and it is always acting in line with its Vision 2030, today our partnership with International SOS comes to further empower the Health Care Sector by providing yet another facility with our unique and high-quality patient care services backed by state-of-the-art technology and 25 years of experience”.
Moreover, Mr. Paolo Abbate, General Manager of International SOS Al-Rushaid said “Merging the vast local know-how and footprints of Al-Rushaid Group and the global medical expertise of International SOS around the world, our vision is to be the leading provider of medical services solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to do that we select partners like Al Borg Diagnostics that algin with our vision and our values of Passion, Expertise, Respect and Care to provide the best possible healthcare to our patients”
The International SOS – Al Rushaid, is a joint venture between International SOS and Al Rushaid Group. Through this unique partnership which was founded in 2018 the joint venture provides a complete and integrated medical services solution to clients in Saudi Arabia, onshore and offshore. In addition, it operates Borg AlShifa Medical Complex in Dammam and International SOS Medical Complex in Khobar, a state-of-the-art facility, which offers dental, obstetrics & gynaecology, pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, & ophthalmology, it also features an emergency department and one of the largest medical Laboratory to be hosted in a medical complex in the region.
On the other hand, Al Borg Diagnostics Company was established in 1998 in Jeddah and expanded to become the largest chain of private laboratories in Saudi Arabia and one of the largest in the Gulf, with more than 72 branches in the Kingdom and present in 8 countries with more than 1000 doctors, specialists, and technicians.