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11/9/23, 11:52 AM Saudi German Health Establishes Sigma Chapter - Middle East News 247
Saudi German Health Establishes Sigma Chapter
By Middle East News 247 November 8, 2023
Saudi German Health (SGH) a leading healthcare group in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region ,
has received approval to establish a SIGMA Chapter as the first multisite healthcare system outside USA.
The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has more than 100,000 active
members and 600 chapters. Sigma’s Board of Directors, responsible for approving Sigma’s chapters,
unanimously approved the SHG Sigma with positive findings. The establishment of this chapter represents a
significant milestone in the Group’s journey to empower the nursing workforce and promote nursing
excellence.
In line with the national transformation strategy to improve the healthcare sector in Saudi Arabia, SGH is
committed to supporting the nursing profession and elevating the status of the nursing practice. The Sigma
chapter would provide exceptional opportunities for nurses’ professional development, training, and
education. It would also develop the capacities of the clinical nurses and nursing students by providing a
wide variety of professional development activities, including courses, workshops, and conferences.
The Sigma chapter would further support the nursing transformational leadership strategies that the Group
embraces in its business. The company believes in the nurses’ significant role in shared governance and
decision-making. The chapter would help nurture and empower nursing leaders by providing access to
leadership development programs, mentorship and networking opportunities with larger nursing communities
worldwide.
Sigma has a long-standing reputation for its commitment to promoting nursing research and evidence-based
practice. By encouraging research initiatives among nurses and nursing students, the newly established
Sigma chapter will emphasise the importance of knowledge translation that would directly contribute to
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