King Abdullah Medical City in Makkah, a member of the Makkah Health Cluster, has begun remotely monitoring the health of pilgrims during the 1446 AH season using smartwatches, especially patients registered with the services of the Virtual Health Center.
The initiative is an extension of its modern digital system, which aims to monitor pilgrims' health indicators in real time, ensuring the highest standards of medical care during their stay in Makkah and until they return to their countries in good health and safety, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
King Abdullah Medical City is monitoring the health of a pilgrim from the People's Republic of Bangladesh, after rapid intervention under the Urgent Care system, one of the systems of the Saudi Health Care Model, helped treat him after he suffered an acute heart attack that required urgent surgical intervention, which was successfully carried out by a specialized medical team at the Heart Health Center at King Abdullah Medical City in the Holy Capital. The medical staff continue to follow the pilgrim's condition through the indicators issued by the smartwatch he was provided with, so that he can complete his Hajj rituals with the rest of his group.
The Makkah Health Cluster explained that the pilgrim is currently in stable health and will be included in the digital follow-up list, which is one of the most prominent smart transformations in health care during the Hajj season.
The Virtual Health Center monitors the cases of heart patients directly and continuously through a range of advanced smart devices, covering heart rate, electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, blood pressure and temperature, under the direct supervision of specialized staff at the Medical City's Heart Center.
It stated that the technology used relies on an advanced smartwatch that looks exactly like conventional smartwatches, which helps preserve the patient's privacy in their surroundings without drawing attention or making them feel isolated, and provides psychological comfort in addition to the medical aspect.
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