King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh welcomed a Swiss delegation led by Dr. Martina Hirayama, State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation in the Swiss Federal Government, as part of an official visit aimed at exploring opportunities for strategic partnerships and expanding collaboration in scientific research and innovation in specialized healthcare.
The delegation included Swiss Ambassador to the Kingdom, Yasmin Chatila Zwahlen, along with representatives from some of Switzerland’s leading academic and research institutions, including the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, one of the world’s top technical universities, in addition to several experts in related fields.
This visit reflects the growing global interest in KFSHRC’s pioneering model, which integrates deep clinical expertise with cutting-edge medical technologies. The hospital has achieved several historic milestones, including the world’s first fully robotic heart transplant and the first fully robotic liver transplant. These breakthroughs reinforce its standing as a global reference in advanced specialized care.
It is noteworthy that KFSHRC has been ranked first in the Middle East and North Africa and 15th globally in the list of the world’s top 250 Academic Medical Centres for the second consecutive year and has been recognized as the most valuable healthcare brand in the Kingdom and the Middle East, according to the 2025 Brand Finance rankings. Additionally, in the same year, it was ranked among the world's best 250 hospitals and included in the World’s Best Smart Hospitals list for 2025 by Newsweek magazine. For more information, visit www.kfshrc.edu.sa or contact our media team at mediacoverage@kfshrc.edu.sa