Jimma University Medical Center

 Though old for its age, it had not made remarkable physical facility improvement for years. However  in the later times it became evident that some side-wing buildings were constructed by different stakeholders at different times to respond to the  ever-growing pressure of service demand and clinical teaching need derived from the public and Jimma University respectively. Especially, after transfer of its ownership to Jimma University, the university has made relentless efforts in extensive renovation and expansion work to make the hospital conducive for service, teaching and research.

Currently it is the only teaching and referral hospital in the southwestern part of the country, providing services for approximately 15,000 inpatient, 160,000 outpatient attendants, 11,000 emergency cases and 4500 deliveries in  a year coming to the hospital from the catchment population of about 15 million people. Cognizant of the fast growing service and teaching role of the hospital, the federal government considered construction of a new and level- best 600 bedded hospital which’ will be functional as of September  2015.