Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital
Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital is a private hospital on Jeddah's Corniche; AZEIDK supplied, installed, tested and commissioned fire protection, alarm and security systems.
About the project
Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital is a private hospital on Corniche Road in Jeddah’s Ash Shati district, overlooking the Red Sea. It was founded by Prof. Samir Abbas, under whose care the first Saudi IVF baby was born in 1986. Besides fertility and IVF services, its departments include cardiology, neurology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, maternal-fetal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, and general surgery. It had 170 beds in 2021.
Why fire and life safety matter in a hospital
Many patients cannot leave on their own: someone just out of surgery, a woman in labour, a newborn, a patient on monitors. Hospital fire strategy therefore protects patients in place and moves them horizontally to a safe adjacent zone, rather than relying on full evacuation. That calls for early, precise detection, staged alarms that tell staff where the fire is without alarming the whole building, and protection that keeps critical areas such as operating theatres in service. Round-the-clock operation, medical gases and laboratories make compliance with the Saudi Building Code (SBC 801) and Civil Defense requirements an operational necessity.
AZEIDK’s role
AZEIDK supplied, installed, tested and commissioned fire protection, alarm and security systems at Dr. Samir Abbas Hospital, according to the project requirements.
Related reading: Fire and life safety guide for hospitals · Fire alarm systems
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