Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

King Saud University Medical City Accomplishments in SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Introduction

Sustainable Development Goal 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well‑being for all at all ages. King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) has aligned many of its initiatives with this goal, in line with Saudi Vision 2030 and international health care and sustainability standards. The following are key achievements, organized by thematic area.

Good Health and Well-Being

1. Advancing Medical Education & Specializing Training
2. Comprehensive Value-Based Healthcare
3. A Doctor for Each Family Initiative
4. HYAT Center: Combating National Center for Sudden Death
5. Community Health Outreach
6. Award-Wining Health Volunteering
7. Transformative Impact on Global Hearing Health

Key Accomplishments

1. The Medical City includes three major hospitals with ~1,800 beds.
2. Oncology, family medicine, diabetes, cardiac, sleep medicine, cochlear surgery, etc.
3. Hospital of the Year 2024, CBAHI, Canadian Accreditation, American Heart Association.
4. Ranked highly in SCIMAGO and Brand Finance.
5. 10+ patented medical devices, 261+ scientific papers.
6. First smart cochlear implant, first corneal endothelial transplant.
7. ‘Doctor for Every Family’ initiative serving 60,000+ families, >1M outpatient visits yearly.
8. High satisfaction but needs improvement in workload and communication.
9. 31% reduction in energy use, 47,000+ trees, CO₂ emissions reduced by 2,746 tons.
10. 31% of leadership roles held by women, 5,000+ volunteer hours.
11. Saved SAR 528M through efficiency projects, strong governance standards.

Alignment with SDG 3 Targets

- Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality from NCDs → Specialized centers.
- Target 3.8: Universal access to health services → Expanded hospitals and services.
- Target 3.b: Support R&D for medicines and vaccines → Patents, publications.
- Target 3.5 & 3.3: Mental health and communicable diseases → Student well-being, preventive programs.
- Target 3.9: Environmental health risks → Green initiatives and waste reduction.

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals