The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia espoused “Vision 2030” as a strategy for economic development and national growth. The vision demonstrated the Kingdom’s objectives to become a pioneer nation globally by achieving three main goals: a vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious nation. To fulfill this, the Kingdom launched a national transformation program (NTP) as outlined in “vision 2030” in June 2016. The health care transformation is one of the eight themes of the NTP’s. The history of health care facilities in the Kingdom is almost a century. Although the Kingdom has made notable progress in improving its population’s health over recent decades, it needs to modernize the health care system to reach the “vision 2030” goal. This article aims to describe the new Model of Care (MOC) according to the recent Saudi health care transformation under the Kingdom’s vision 2030. The MOC concept started with understanding the current state and collecting learnings. It is based on the six systems of care (SOC)- keeping well, planned procedure, women & children, urgent problems, chronic conditions, and the last phase of life. The SOC is cut across different “service layers” to support people’s stay well and efficiently get them healthy again when they need care. The new MOC describes a total of forty-two interventions, of which twenty-seven split across the six SOC and the rest fifteen cut-across the multiple SOC. Implementation of all MOC interventions will streamline the Saudi health care system to embrace the Kingdom’s “vision 2030”.

Time‐out protocols have reportedly improved team dynamics and patients’ safety in various clinical settings – particularly in the operating room. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced a Trauma Care checklist, which outlines steps to follow immediately after the primary and secondary surveys and prior to the team leaving the patient. The WHO Trauma Care checklist's main perceived benefit is the prompting of clinicians to complete trauma admissions as per evidence‐based guidelines. The WHO Trauma Care checklist, while likely to be successful in reducing errors of omission related to hospital admission, may be limited in its ability to reduce errors that occur in the initial 30 min of trauma reception – when most of the life‐saving decisions are made. To address this limitation a Trauma Team Time‐out protocol is proposed for initial trauma resuscitation, targeting the critical first 30 min of hospital reception.

Background: Trauma resuscitation in the emergency department involves coordinated, well-equipped, and trained health care providers to make essential, prudent, and expedient management decisions. During resuscitation, health care providers' knowledge and skills are critical in minimizing the potential risks of mortality and morbidity. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of training on nurses' knowledge and confidence regarding trauma resuscitation and whether there was any difference between participants with and without previous trauma training. Methods: This study used a pre- and posttraining test study design to evaluate the effects of an intensive 8-hr trauma resuscitation training program on nurses' knowledge from January 2018 to August 2021. The training program consisted of lectures and patient scenarios covering initial assessment, resuscitation, and management priorities for trauma patients in life-threatening situations, stressing the principles of the trauma team approach. Results: A total of 128 nurses participated in 16 courses conducted during the study period. This study found significant improvement in nurses' knowledge after the training (pre- and posttraining median [interquartile range, IQR] test scores 5 [4–6] vs. 9 [8–9], p < .001). There was no significant difference in pretraining test scores between the participants with previous trauma training and those without training (median [IQR] test scores 5 [4–6] vs. 4 [4–5], p = .751). Conclusions: Trauma resuscitation training affects nurses' knowledge improvement, emphasizing the need for training trauma care professionals to provide adequate care.

A dedicated network-based trauma system ensures optimal care to injured patients. Considering the significant burden of trauma, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is striving to develop a nationwide trauma system. This article describes the recent design, development, and implementation of the Saudi Arabian trauma system in line with Vision 2030. The basis of our strategy was the find, organize, clarify, understand, select-plan, do, check, and act (FOCUS-PDCA) model, developed by engaging key stakeholders, including patients. More than 300 healthcare professionals and patients from around the Riyadh region assessed the current system with three solutions and roadmap workshops. Subsequently, the national clinical advisory group (CAG) for trauma was formed to develop the Saudi Arabian trauma system, and CAG members analyzed and collated internationally recognized trauma systems and guidelines. The guidelines’ applicability in the kingdom was discussed and reviewed, and an interactive document was developed to support socialization and implementation. The CAG team members agreed on the guiding principles for the trauma pathway, identified the challenges, and finalized the new system design. They also developed a trauma care standard document to support and guide the rollout of new trauma networks across the kingdom. The CAG members and other stakeholders are at the forefront of implementing the trauma system across the Riyadh region. Recent trauma system development in Saudi Arabia is the first step in improving national trauma care and may guide development in other locations, regionally and internationally, to improve outcomes.