Overview

St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) is a prominent health sciences teaching institution located at St. Paul Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hospital was originally established in 1947 with the intent to serve underserved and poor populations who could not afford medical expenses. In 1969, a new hospital building was constructed at its present site by Emperor Haile Selassie I in collaboration with the German Evangelical Church. After serving as a hospital for 60 years, a medical college opened during the Ethiopian millennium celebration in 2007 Gregorian Calendar.

Contact Information

  • Phone Number: Not provided
  • Emergency Number: Not provided
  • Address: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Google Maps Link: Not provided

Services and Education

SPHMMC provides a wide range of specialized clinical services and is a key training center for medical students and health professionals. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various health science fields, including medicine, nursing, and midwifery. It follows an integrated and modular educational model using problem-solving techniques

Capacity and Patient Care

  • Capacity: 700+ beds, with over 1300 clinical and non-clinical staff in 13 departments
  • Annual Patient Care: Treats an average of 200,000 patients annually, with a catchment population of more than 5 million. Approximately 75% of patients receive free medical service

History

St. Paul’s Hospital was built in 1969 (previously named St Paul General Specialized Hospital until 2008) by Emperor Haile Selassie in collaboration with the German Evangelical Church. The medical school opened in 2007 to alleviate the shortage of medical doctors in Ethiopia. It was established by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health with the initiative of Tedros Adhanom (the then-minister) and Gordon Williams of the Hammersmith Hospital in London as its first dean.For more information about SPHMMC, you can visit the college’s website at http://www.sphmmc.edu.et or refer to the Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Hospital_Millennium_Medical_College.