2026 ranking

Best hospitals for Orthopedics in 🇸🇦 Riyadh

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Hospitali zilizopimwa: 18Hospitali zilizopimwa

01 Dhahabu

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Why #1: Established 1983 — long institutional track record

King Abdulaziz Medical City is a district general hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; it was established by a royal decree in May 1983. With a bed capacity of 690 beds, it provides all types of care to all Saudi National G…

Est. 1983

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$1,640

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02 Fedha

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Security Forces Hospital
Why #2: Established 1972 — long institutional track record

Security Forces Hospital operates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a regional Gulf healthcare market. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. It opened in 1972. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and…

Est. 1972

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$11,526

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03 Shaba

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Irqah Hospital
Why #3: Established 1987 — long institutional track record

Irqah Hospital (Arabic: مستشفى عرقة), also at times Ergah Hospital is a now-defunct and abandoned health care facility in the Irqah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1987, it initially housed number of Kuwai…

Est. 1987

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$12,087

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04

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Fahad Medical City
Why #4: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) is a medical complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It consists of four hospitals: The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, The Specialist Hospital, The Rehabilitation Hospital, and The Pediatric H…

Est. 2004

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$1,690

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05

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Military Hospital
Why #5: Established 1978 — long institutional track record

Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC) also known as Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital is located in Riyadh City, the capital of Saudi Arabia, considered one of the most advanced centres in the Middle East. It is located…

Est. 1978

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$11,977

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06

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
National Guard Health Affairs
Why #6: Established 1983 — long institutional track record

The Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA) is a government-funded health system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, founded in 1982. It is affiliated with the Ministry of National Guard and the Saudi Arabian Natio…

Est. 1983

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$12,011

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07

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
HAMC
Why #7: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

HAMC — a Riyadh hospital with cardiac surgery among its busier departments. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation paperwork before you travel — not ever…

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$12,517

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08

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NAMAR MEDICAL COMPLEX
Why #8: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

NAMAR MEDICAL COMPLEX is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. Core clinical activity runs through cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. If you're planning treatment here, expect to share current imagin…

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$12,697

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09

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr Soliman Al-Kharashi Medical Center
Why #9: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Dr Soliman Al-Kharashi Medical Center operates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a regional Gulf healthcare market. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, …

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$11,797

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10

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Why #10: Established 1979 — long institutional track record

Based in Riyadh, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 1979. Core clinical activity runs through ophthalmology, cardiac surgery, and orthopedics. If you're …

Est. 1979

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$13,607

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11

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aljazeera Hospital
Why #11: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Based in Riyadh, Aljazeera Hospital is a hospital working across 9 clinical specialties. It opened in 2009. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current accreditation paperw…

Est. 2009

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$12,634

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12

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital
Why #12: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital operates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, a regional Gulf healthcare market. It handles a mix of domestic and international cases. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and onco…

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$12,337

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13

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Why #13: Established 1975 — long institutional track record

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Arabic: مستشفى الملك فيصل التخصصي ومركز الأبحاث) (KFSHRC) is a non-profit tertiary healthcare institution headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Est. 1975

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$1,620

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14

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Khalid University Hospital
Why #14: Established 1982 — long institutional track record

In Riyadh, King Khalid University Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. It opened in 1982. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and …

Est. 1982

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$11,717

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15

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dar Al Shifa Hospital
Why #15: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

In Riyadh, Dar Al Shifa Hospital is one of the hospitals international coordinators routinely shortlist for cardiac surgery. The clinical footprint includes cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology. Ask for current acc…

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$11,407

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16

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
King Saud Medical Complex
Why #16: Established 1956 — long institutional track record

King Saud Medical City (KSMC), also known as Shemaisi Hospital, is a large public district general hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1956 and is one of the largest tertiary car…

Est. 1956

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$1,570

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17

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Medical City
Why #17: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Medical City runs from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patients travel here primarily for cardiac surgery. On the clinical side, the hospital covers cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology along with 6 other specialties. Accred…

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$11,536

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18

🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mouwasat Hospital
Why #18: Verified accreditation, transparent pricing, dedicated international patient desk

Mouwasat Hospital sits in Saudi Arabia's medical-travel market. Patients on the international desk tend to travel in from the wider Gulf and beyond. Departments include cardiac surgery, orthopedics, and oncology plus 6 m…

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$13,094

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1

Hadhi ya kituo cha ubora

Hospitali zilizotambuliwa kama kituo cha ubora kwa utaalamu huu huja kwanza.
2

Ukadiriaji wa wagonjwa

Wastani wa juu wa ukadiriaji hupanda juu zaidi.
3

Idadi ya maoni

Huamua sare kati ya hospitali zenye ukadiriaji sawa.

What this list isn't

Rating ≠ outcome

A hospital ranking is a qualifying filter, not a prediction of your outcome. Within any listed hospital, your outcome is shaped by your specific surgeon's volume, the program's protocol for your indication, and your own clinical baseline. Always ask for surgeon-level data — case volume per year, conversion rate, infection rate — before committing.

Hatua inayofuata · Orthopedics

Tuko tayari ukiwa tayari.

Njia tatu za kuendelea. Chagua inayokufaa sasa hivi.

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Destination · Saudi Arabia

Why patients choose Saudi Arabia for orthopedics (orthopedics)

Saudi Arabia's medical infrastructure has expanded sharply under Vision 2030 — King Faisal Specialist Hospital (Riyadh, Jeddah), Saudi German Hospital (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam), and the new Cleveland Clinic Riyadh project anchor a network where clinical depth is increasingly competitive with Dubai or Doha. For orthopedics, Saudi Arabia is the right destination for GCC and wider Arab patients who need same-region, Arabic-first care under religiously aligned protocols, and increasingly for transplant and oncology cases under the Kingdom's residency-priority programs.

Top medical hubs Riyadh Jeddah Dammam Khobar

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King Faisal Specialist Hospital runs the GCC's deepest BMT, oncology, and transplant programs — outcomes are benchmarked against US academic centres.
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Religious accommodation, prayer-aligned scheduling, halal pharmacology, and gender-aligned nursing teams are default, not a request.
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Direct flights from every GCC capital, Cairo, Beirut, Amman, Khartoum, Karachi, Dhaka, and Manila make Riyadh and Jeddah short-transit destinations.
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The Health Holding Company reform has standardised public-private hospital pricing, reducing the cost-uncertainty that historically pushed Saudis to travel.

Cost note. KSA pricing has come down substantially under Vision 2030 reforms; for GCC patients, the saving over Dubai is modest but the cultural fit is unmatched.

How to use this list

What to look for

Surgeon's annual case volume on your specific procedure.
Implant brand and revision-rate data (10-year and 20-year).
Sub-specialty match (sports medicine surgeon for sports injury, joint reconstruction for replacement).
Pre-hab program (4-6 weeks of supervised PT before surgery measurably improves outcomes).
Inpatient PT integration during admission.
Outpatient PT continuity for first 12 weeks post-op.
DVT prophylaxis protocol that extends after discharge.

Volume benchmarks

Surgeon volume benchmarks

200+ joint replacements/year Top-tier; revision rates typically 5-10% at 10 years

100–200/year Strong; experienced surgeons with consistent technique

50–100/year Moderate; ask for specific outcome data

Under 50/year Lower volume; revision rates measurably higher

Travel timing

When to travel to Saudi Arabia

Peak window: November, December, January, February, March, April

Avoid: June, July, August, September

Travel best in cool season (October–April), 15–28°C. Summer (May–September) is harsh: 35–48°C with high humidity in coastal areas. Recovery is much more comfortable in winter.

Questions

What to ask each program on this list

01
How many of these implants have you placed in the last 12 months?
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What's your revision rate at 5 years on this implant?
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Why are you choosing this implant or approach for me specifically?
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What's the rehab plan, and is physiotherapy included in the package?
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What's your DVT prophylaxis protocol, and do you continue it after I fly home?

Adjacent rankings

Other ways to slice Orthopedics in Riyadh

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