RIYADH, 18 January 2003 — Health Minister Dr. Osama Shubokshi yesterday announced plans to establish 33 new hospitals in various parts of the Kingdom at a total cost of SR814.78 million. They include four 100-bed hospitals in Quwaieyya, Wajh, Tabarjal and Turaif, and 29 fifty-bed hospitals in other parts of the country. (SPA)