The Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (NGHA) is a governmental healthcare institution serving the population of National Guard employees and their dependents. At present NGHA is comprised of two (2) major medical cities – King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh (1229 beds) and King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah (566 beds) and three hospitals – King Abdulaziz Hospital, Al Ahsa (332 beds), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal Hospital, Dammam (163 beds) and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Madinah (320 beds). These hospitals are undergoing continuous expansion and another 320 beds specialty hospital, the King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, Riyadh is expected to be opened soon. NGHA has also 74 healthcare facilities kingdom-wide.