Prehospital Trauma Life Support Accredited Center
📍 Jeddah
Tertiary referral hospital · founded 1875 · private
About
This Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Accredited Centre in Jeddah is a specialised facility dedicated to the provision of advanced trauma care education. It offers continuing education programmes for a range of prehospital care providers, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses, and physicians. The centre's curriculum is developed in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma and is recognised internationally as a leading standard in prehospital trauma education. The core mission of the centre is to improve the quality of trauma care and decrease mortality rates by promoting excellence in patient management. The training programmes focus on developing critical thinking skills, enabling practitioners to make reasoned decisions regarding patient care in high-pressure situations. Key components of the training include the physiology of trauma, patient assessment, airway management, haemorrhage control, and management of shock. Through a combination of lectures, interactive skills stations, and realistic patient simulations, the centre ensures that participants can effectively apply their knowledge in the field. The programmes are designed to treat the multi-system trauma patient as a unique entity with specific needs. By equipping emergency responders with these advanced skills, the centre plays a vital role in enhancing the capabilities of the local emergency medical services and improving patient outcomes across the region.
- Legal name
- Prehospital Trauma Life Support Accredited Center
- Governance
- Board of directors · CEO appointed annually
- Employees
- 3,000
Capacity
Annual volume
Emergency capabilities
- Trauma centre — Level II
- Stroke: Comprehensive Stroke Centre
- Door-to-balloon: 49 min (AHA target ≤ 90)
- Door-to-needle (stroke): 29 min
Subspecialty centres
Transplant programmes
- Cornea
All departments
- Internal Medicine
- Surgery
- Emergency
Quality metrics
| Metric | Value | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Risk-adjusted 30d mortality | 4.1% | EU avg 3.0% |
| HAI rate per 1000 patient-days | 3.6 | EU avg 1.8 |
| 30d readmission rate | 24% | EU avg 14% |
| Patient satisfaction (HCAHPS-like) | -10% | EU avg 76% |
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Patient experience
- Room categories
- ward · semi-private · private
- Meals
- standard · halal · kosher · vegan · gluten-free · pediatric
- Chaplaincy
- Christian · Muslim · Jewish
- Private bathroom
- private + suite rooms
- Wi-Fi
- Free in all rooms
Awards & rankings
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Top hospital — Jeddah
EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025
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