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Magrabi Hospitals & Centers, founded in 1955, [1] started as an eye hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was the first private specialized facility in the Middle East and Africa. It became the largest and first sub-specialized medical care network in the region, providing eye care to more than 1,000,000 patients and performing more than 100,000 sight-preserving surgeries annually. [2]
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In the late 1970s, Magrabi acquired ENT and Dentistry practices. [3]
In 1997, Magrabi Hospitals & Centers went into partnership with AMI Saudi Arabia Limited.[ citation needed ]
In 2009, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Magrabi Hospitals & Centers to expand private eye care in MENA region, to address the need for ophthalmology services, and to bring clinical and patient care to underdeveloped markets in the region.[ citation needed ]
Magrabi Hospitals & Centers operates in nine countries in the Middle East & Africa. It has 32 hospitals and centers, 8 of which are charitable, 300 physicians and 600 nurses. The facilities host 40 operating theaters.[ citation needed ]
