International Journal of Medical Discoveries

Background: Risk management represented a critical component of healthcare quality improvement, particularly in addressing medical errors and adverse events that threatened patient safety. Healthcare institutions worldwide faced mounting pressure to implement systematic risk management approaches. Objective: This research aimed to explore the impact of risk management on healthcare quality improvement in Saudi private hospitals by examining the relationships between risk management practices and key performance dimensions including leadership and governance, environment and safety, and overall healthcare quality. Methods: A descriptive-analytical methodology was employed using a structured questionnaire distributed to 193 healthcare professionals working in Saudi hospitals. The research instrument measured three dimensions of risk management and healthcare quality outcomes. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results: The findings revealed high implementation levels across all risk management dimensions, with mean scores ranging from 4.39 to 4.46. ANOVA results demonstrated statistically significant impacts of risk management on leadership and governance (F=19.788, p<0.001), environment and safety (F=20.614, p<0.001), and overall healthcare quality (F=16.092, p<0.001). Conclusion: Risk management significantly influenced healthcare quality improvement in Saudi hospitals. Effective implementation of risk management strategies enhanced organizational leadership, environmental safety protocols, and patient care outcomes, thereby confirming the critical role of systematic risk management in modern healthcare delivery.