year economic plan targets the number 319 hospitals with a total capacity of 41291 beds, the minister said. Moreover, a contract to establish 150 health centers has recently been signed to bring to 570 the number of newly-built health centers in the Kingdom, he concluded. The ceremony was attended by Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud; Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Prince Khalid bin Abdullah bin Abdulrahman; other princes, ministers and senior civil and military officials. --SPS 2007 Local Time 1707 GMT