According to the Northern Borders Health Affairs, over this year (2019), the Cardiac Center-Arar has served 12,797 outpatients and 3,570 inpatients, in addition to 765 cases referred from outside the region. “Also, the center has performed 101 open-heart surgeries, 1,384 cardiac catheterizations, and 4,250 radiology examinations,” stated the Affairs.
It is worth mentioning that the Northern Borders Health Affairs features ten specialized medical centers (a cardiac center, three diabetes centers, three kidney centers, and three dental centers), as well as 11 hospitals with a 1,410-bed capacity, which are enhanced with a number of delicate medical specialties such as: neurosurgery, heart surgery, bariatric surgery, endoscopy, and others. Besides, the Affairs has 48 primary healthcare centers.