Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, today patronized the opening ceremony of King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, laid the foundation stone for Pediatrics and Obstetrics Hospital in Dammam and inaugurated Alkhafji General Hospital. Escorted by Prince Mit'eb bin Abdulaziz, the Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs; Prince Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Chief of General Intelligence, Crown Prince Abdullah was received by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, the Governor of the Eastern Region; other princes, ministers and senior officials. Then the crown prince was briefed on the contents of a replica of the building. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Hamad Almane'a, the Minister of Health, said King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam is part of a plan to establish a chain, called the "medical belt", of specialist hospitals throughout the Kingdom. --More 2006 Local Time 1706 GMT