MiCo+ Achieves Key Breakthrough in Saudi Arabia, Taking Root in the Middle East’s First Virtual Hospital

Aligning with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 for Healthcare Digitalization, Mindray has harnessed the transformative power of technology and cutting-edge medical solutions in collaboration with SEHA Virtual Hospital, the first of its kind in the Middle East. By leveraging the MiCo+ Medical Imaging IT platform and portable ultrasound system M9, Mindray continues to improve the overall quality of national healthcare services in Saudi Arabia.

In 2021, the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) unveiled SEHA Virtual Hospital (SVH), now recognized as the Middle East’s first-ever virtual hospital, one of the world's largest virtual hospitals.

Connecting over 224 hospitals nationwide, SVH has already supported over 44 specialized health services and 58,000 beneficiaries, with a capacity of more than 480,000 patients annually.

By providing the latest medical technologies and IT infrastructure, it seeks to achieve better health outcomes, easy and quick access to specialized healthcare, enhanced experience, knowledge transfer, and innovation in healthcare.

Mindray has provided SVH with an intelligent ultrasound solution comprising the Premium Hand-Carried Ultrasound System M9 and the MiCo+ Medical Imaging IT platform. This solution has enabled remote connectivity across 10 Primary Healthcare Clinics (PHCs) under the Kingdom's major clusters, facilitating teleconsultation for ultrasound scan cases and significantly improving diagnostic quality and efficiency for complex conditions.

Blazing Heat, Cool Solutions

Saudi Arabia's scorching climate, with summer temperatures peaking above 50°C between April and October, exacerbates heat-related illnesses and drives many patients—particularly expectant mothers—to nearby PHCs for examinations.

However, remote PHCs often lack specialist expertise, with data showing that 30-40% of ultrasound scans require teleconsultations at SVH, over half of which are OB/GYN cases.

By utilizing the MiCo+ platform, medical experts at SVH can access real-time ultrasound images from PHCs and provide remote consultation, allowing residents to access high-quality expert resources right at their doorstep.

The remote platform also safeguards female patients' privacy by avoiding direct physical contact with male doctors, aligning with their religious beliefs.

Additionally, it facilitates remote training for PHC grassroots doctors, improving standardized ultrasound procedures across the healthcare network.

Fighting Obesity with Ultrasound

According to the WHO Results Report 2023, Saudi Arabia has one of the world's highest obesity prevalence rates, with 68% of adults classified as overweight. This public health crisis has made abdominal ultrasound examinations a standard protocol across Saudi medical institutions for early detection and management of obesity-related conditions such as liver cirrhosis.

Mindray's ultrasound system M9 has won the favor of SVH for its effortless portability and clinical versatility. Moreover, its iWorks Automated Workflow standardizes scanning procedures and automatically identifies and measures key diagnostic parameters. This innovation significantly reduces manual operation steps, enhancing both efficiency and accuracy in busy clinical environments.

Scattered across various PHCs, the M9 units perform well in abdominal screening of organs such as the liver and kidneys.

Since the unveiling of Saudi Vision 2030, the government has allocated billions of dollars to digital transformation initiatives in healthcare. Mindray will further strengthen its partnership with medical institutions in Saudi Arabia and globally, leveraging advanced technologies and providing the intelligent solution to expand access to high-quality medical services.