Over 400 poster presentations were selected for the 48th World Hospital Congress. The top-scoring posters for each thematic track, as judged by members of the Congress Scientific Committee, were revealed at the Poster presentations and tour  on Tuesday 11 November  2025.

Track 1: Leadership imperatives

“Revolutionizing hospital development: How an integrated systems methodology is driving smarter decisions, seamless patient pathways, and innovative healthcare environments”

Andrew Parks, National Health Programme England, UK

Track 2: Clinical models enhancing quality and safety

“Optimizing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) care in the UAE: Addressing gaps through multidisciplinary excellence”

Maryam Alkhatry, Emirates Health Services, UAE

“Optimizing emergency patient flow: Reducing door-to-disposition delays for enhancing ER efficiency”

Musallam Sedran, MOH – Health Holding Company – Najran Health Cluster – Maternity and Children Hospital, KSA

Track 3: Environmentally sustainability, resilient, and low-carbon care

“Beyond the snapshot: Temporal analysis of hospital carbon footprints to drive climate-smart healthcare”

Zindzi Kwavayi, Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, KSA

Track 4: Digital transformation and AI in care and hospital operations

“Development of an AI-driven patient placement for optimized resource management in general admission wards: A virtual trial”

Rakkappan Lakshmanan, National University Hospital System (NUHS), Singapore

Track 5: The human-centred experience – Core to all we do

“Co-designing integrated social and healthcare services: A design thinking approach to user-centred care”

Tamara Biedermann, Fundació Aspace Catalunya, Spain

The top scoring posters receive a complimentary registration pass for the 49th World Hospital Congress, taking place in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 22 October 2026.

Congress delegates could also vote for their favourite poster in each thematic track in the Congress App. The People’s Choice winners for best posters got certificates and were announced at the Closing Ceremony on 13 November.

Track 1: Leadership imperatives

“Improve revenue collection by providing optimum healthcare services, from patients who are not covered by health insurance, including non-eligible patients”

Mr Sultan Faheid Aldosaree, Al-Aflaj General Hospital, KSA

Track 2: Clinical models enhancing quality and safety

“DM one stop clinic as a model of care to improve DM outcome”

Dr Hatem Abdulla, Quwaiyiah General Hospital, KSA

Track 3: Environmentally sustainability, resilient, and low-carbon care

“Establishing a holistic approach to combating antibiotic resistance”

Dr Hadi Al Sulayyim, Najran Heath Cluster, KSA

Track 4: Digital transformation and AI in care and hospital operations

“Impact of tele-critical care on neonatal intensive care units: Augmented teleconsultation and real-time monitoring experience”

Dr Muaddi Alharbi, Ministry of Health, KSA

Track 5: The human-centred experience – Core to all we do

“Use of stable and standardized human plasma as a reference for medical analysis”

Mr Derni Rezki, The Public Hospital of the Martyr Maalem Lahcen Ghazaouet, Algeria