Crown Prince Sultan ibn Abdul-Aziz, the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, has thanked Health Minister Dr Abdullah Al-Rabee'a and personnel of the ministry for its 21 Hospitals getting certification of the Central Board of Accreditation for Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI). "We do thank you and all personnel of the ministry for this great achievement and for the efforts of the health ministry to improve medical services being extended to citizens and residents," said Crown Prince Sultan in a cable of reply to the Health Minister. In his earlier cable, Dr al-Rabee'a had expressed appreciation for the support being extended by the government to the Health Ministry. It is worth mentioning that the Dammam-based King Fahd Specialist Hospital and al-Babtain Heart Center have been awarded the American certificate of joint commission international (JCI).