Saudi Aramco updates the health care of employees with new U.S. supplierSaudi Aramco and Johns Hopkins Medicine on Tuesday launched a joint
venture in Dhahran to provide current for oil 350,000 beneficiaries
care.The new company, Johns Hopkins Health Care Aramco Company, will begin
operating on 1 February 2014 . Both parties each have an indirect stake
in Saudi society registered.The joint venture will bring together health care delivery system and
its beneficiaries Saudi Aramco and clinical experience, education and
research of Johns Hopkins Medicine .It is expected that the joint venture to provide high quality medical care to Saudi Aramco employees and their families.Abdulaziz F. Al- Khayyal , senior vice president of labor relations at
Saudi Aramco, said the association rules could transform health care of
the oil company , with new and improved lines of treatment specialties
and subspecialties ."I also allow further inroads in research and medical education , and
create opportunities for education and training of medical personnel ,"
he said .Saudi Aramco has a comprehensive system of health care for their employees for over 80 years.The company was instrumental in building one of the first hospitals in Saudi Arabia.Johns Hopkins Medicine has been running for 124 years." Together, we will be more than the sum of our parts , because this
joint venture combining the existing health system of Saudi Aramco with
transformative science, clinicalcare and education that Johns Hopkins is known for , "said Paul B.
Rothman , dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine ."
Johns Hopkins Aramco Health Care will become an incubator for
scientific and clinical progress and address some of the most pressing
health challenges in the region, including cardiovascular disease ,
diabetes and other chronic conditions, which are increasing in worldwide , "said Paul B. Rothman ."
It is a privilege to work with Saudi Aramco to pursue its commitment to
improving the health of their employees," says Steven J. Thompson CEO
of Johns Hopkins Medicine International. " Doing so will be a mile long journey to improve the welfare of the
whole community , and represents a next generation approach to global
health care together. "Johns Hopkins Health Care Company Aramco is the result of a joint
venture between Saudi Aramco, a global energy and petrochemical company
fully integrated , and Johns Hopkins Medicine , one of the leading
academic health systems in the world.This organization of health care is designed to drive and improve the
welfare of the community in an environment of growth and learning ,
providing innovative , integrated and patient-centered care to Saudi
Aramco employees and beneficiaries of health care.Since 1933, Saudi Aramco had delivered a high level of health care for
their employees and their families through their own organization of
medical services .In 2013 , Saudi Aramco partnered with Johns Hopkins Medicine to build
and expand the capabilities of your medical services through Johns
Hopkins Health Care AramcoIt was based on the extensive experience of the Johns Hopkins
University and Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System to provide
clinical program development , research , training , security and
quality , and health administrationexperience .