Global Perspectives on AI and Next Generation Healthcare

Leading organizations share how data-driven innovation transforms care delivery and patient outcomes. In this Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit 2025 keynote, Alaa "AJ" Adel, Senior Vice President of Oracle Health International, joins distinguished leaders from West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, Bajaj Group in India, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Saudi Arabia, and Western Health in Australia. Together, they reveal how hospitals and health systems are designing the future of care through artificial intelligence, advanced data strategies, and radically human-centered solutions built on Oracle technology. Hear real-world stories from West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bajaj Group, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, and Western Health as they share how Oracle Health is helping each organization reimagine hospital infrastructure, improve patient engagement, and drive operational excellence. Understand how this global perspective unlocks new, scalable healthcare models for a connected, healthier world.

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Episode Transcript:

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Welcome to Perspectives on Health and Tech Podcasts, brought to you by Oracle Health, where we dive deep into the world of innovation and transformation in healthcare. 

 

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Shanna Adamic

I'm your host Shanna Adamic, Director of Oracle Health Executive Content and Video. In this episode of Perspectives on Health and Tech we feature a panel discussion recorded at The Oracle Health and Life Sciences Summit held in Orlando on September 10th, 2025. In this discussion distinguished leaders from West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, Bajaj Group in India, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Saudi Arabia, and Western Health in Australia reveal how hospitals and health systems are designing the future of care through artificial intelligence, advanced data strategies, and radically human-centered solutions built on Oracle technology. 

 

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The discussion is led by AJ Adel, Senior Vice President of Oracle Health International. 

 

AJ Adel

Good afternoon. Today I get the pleasure of presenting four leaders from four different continents with six time zones. Don't ask me about the math. That's what we came out with. The topic of discussion is AI on a global scale. As we are traveling around the globe and we're visiting our clients, we get to see the cool things they all do, and they all work on.

 

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So today, I have the pleasure of presenting those leaders who are thinking about things differently, whether they're building a hospital or delivering care or just engaging with their patients. They have a different view on things. So, I'm super excited to introduce them all on stage. I already told them we're going to change the questions. But what I didn't tell them is, we're all friends before anything else.

 

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And we all decided this is going to be the most fun session ever. Let me start with you, Kathy. You. You come from King Faisal Hospital, a huge organization in Saudi Arabia, doing amazing things, serving 20% of the population of Saudi.

 

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And you're keeping the patients and the people at the center of everything you do. When you put the patient at the center of your design, it's not always easy. Can you share? And what are some of the challenges you're facing when you're actually just focusing on the patient? 

 

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Kathy Sienko

Delighted to be here from King Faisal Specialist Hospital. The one thing we know is that, even though we are largely an Islamic society, not all of our patients are homogenous. And as we think about how we design around patients, the first thing is really understanding what do the patients actua