Does Saham have its share of hospitals?

Al Batinah North Governorate holds 8.0% of Oman's government hospital beds and 13.2% of its private hospital beds (2025), against 17.5% of the population.

Health in Saham, Oman: official figures

Al Batinah North Governorate, which contains Saham, had 5 government hospitals with 560 beds and 6 private hospitals with 245 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).

How many hospital beds does Saham have?

Al Batinah North Governorate has 8.6 hospital beds per 10,000 people (government and private, 2025), against 16.4 for Oman. That is joint 4th lowest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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How many pharmacies are there in Saham?

Al Batinah North Governorate had 224 private pharmacies, 65 private medical centres and 19 government health centres in 2025 (2.4 pharmacies per 10,000 people, against 2.4 for Oman). That is joint 9th highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.

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What clinics are there in Saham?

Al Batinah North Governorate had 48 extended health centres and 6 government extended health units in 2025 alongside its 5 government hospitals, against 378 and 25 across Oman.

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How Saham compares with other cities in Oman

Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)

Saham ranks 15 of 19, highest first. Government plus private hospital beds in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate)
12	Sur	9.4
13	Jaalan Bani Bu Ali	9.4
14	Sohar	8.6
15	Saham	8.6
16	As Suwayq	8.6
17	Al Rustaq	7.1
18	Barka	7.1

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Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)

Saham ranks 10 of 19, highest first. Private pharmacies in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.

Rank	City	Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate)
7	Salalah	2.6
8	Al Mudaybi	2.5
9	Sohar	2.4
10	Saham	2.4
11	As Suwayq	2.4
12	Al Rustaq	2.0
13	Barka	2.0

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Sources

National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman): Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025): Table 17-2, Government and Private Sector Hospitals and Health Units by Governorate and Number of Beds, 2025 (page 341), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67371bf3473d…)

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