Saudi Arabia’s Alrajhi Medicine taps Oracle to digitize its healthcare operations

In the high-stakes world of healthcare, data is king and efficiency is queen. Saudi Arabia's private sector just got a major dose of both. Alrajhi Medicine, a fast growing healthcare network operating multi-specialty hospitals and clinics across the Kingdom, has signed on with Oracle to digitize its entire care delivery and administrative backbone.

It's more than just a tech flip. This is about changing how clinicians work, how patients are cared for, and how a modern health system scales as it grows — all with real-time data and AI insights guiding the way.

How will it work?

At the heart of this transformation are two big Oracle tools.

• Oracle Health Foundation EHR: This electronic health record system connects doctors, nurses and care teams across facilities so they see the same patient data at the same time. That means fewer gaps, fewer repeats, and more time for care. It is designed to scale smoothly as Alrajhi opens new hospitals and specialty centers.
• Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications: This suite includes tools for finance, planning, HR and performance management. With embedded AI, work that used to be manual can now be faster, smoother and smarter. The goal is to cut unnecessary admin work and free professionals to focus on patients.

Put together, these systems knit clinical and business operations into a single digital platform. Near real-time data flows wherever it's needed. Teams can make faster decisions. Patients get more coordinated care. Leaders get a clearer picture of how the network is running.

Why does it matter?

This isn't just another tech rollout. It's a statement about how health systems should work in the digital age.

For clinicians, the promise is simple: spend less time chasing paperwork and more time with patients. Oracle's EHR is meant to reduce "cognitive load," meaning fewer distractions and better focus on care.

For administrators, the unified cloud platform means:

• easier sharing of patient data across facilities
• smoother coordination between clinical and business teams
• faster workflows powered by embedded AI
• standardised finance and HR processes that boost productivity

Omar Turjman, CIO of Alrajhi Medicine, put it plainly: "By deploying Oracle's next generation clinical and enterprise solutions, we are transforming our digital operations and enabling excellence in healthcare delivery and patient care."

That's not just corporate speak. It signals a shift in how care is delivered and managed — from scattered systems and siloed teams to cohesive, data-driven work that scales with growth.

The context

This digital transformation aligns with bigger forces at play in Saudi Arabia.

Alrajhi Medicine is part of Abdullah Sulaiman Al Rajhi Holding, a conglomerate backing ambitious plans to build a nationwide network of modern hospitals, starting with major facilities in Riyadh and expanding to other cities.

That ambitious physical growth requires a strong digital spine. Oracle's solutions give the network a platform that grows with it, not against it. And it positions Alrajhi as the first private healthcare group in the Kingdom to deploy both Oracle Health and Oracle Fusion Cloud as a unified stack.

The move also dovetails with Saudi Vision 2030, the national blueprint for economic diversification and public service transformation, which emphasises quality healthcare, advanced technology, and data-driven sectors.

Oracle sees this as more than just a customer win. Seema Verma, Executive Vice President at Oracle Health and Life Sciences, frames the partnership as setting "a new benchmark for secure, modern, and intelligent healthcare in the Middle East."

In a landscape where healthcare demands are growing and expectations for seamless experiences are rising, blending cloud agility with AI insights might just be the prescription for the future.