The Royal Decree Was issued on January 1st, 1971 to establish Amman Great Hospital which was subsequently, annexed to the University of Jordan in 1975 under the Royal Decree to become the Jordan University Hospital. Since that time it has become one of the prestigious medical centers in Jordan and the region. JUH is the first university hospital in Jordan.
It provides a specialized and high quality health care for about half a million patient a year as outpatient, inpatient, emergency and other services. JUH is a research and teaching center of excellence that provides both research and training for students of medicine and other under- or post-graduate students in health sciences or any other professions in Jordan and the region.
JUH lies North West of the capital Amman surrounded by its beautiful gardens and the Jordan University campus. Its beautiful view is coupled with an active system of quality to guarantee patient satisfaction which is run by a quality management office, PHR plus, ISO and shortly by other international quality management associations. The hospital is almost fully computerized. Moreover, it is going to expand through supporting the (600) beds inpatient building by another (120) beds new extension. The objective is to better meet the new health care options, improve patient care by employing the state of the art expertise and technology and, finally, by moving beyond the hospital walls to our local community and the world.
1. Medical Care
The highest standard of care, safety and well being of the patients is the main concern of over (140) dedicated consultants working at the hospital in different fields. All in-patients, out-patients and day case treatments are carried out under the care of consultants supported by experienced nursing, pharmacy technical and administrative staff.
2. Education
Since its transfer to the University of Jordan in 1975, JUH has provided an ideal opportunity for teaching purposes for the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing , Dentistry and others.
3. Research
JUH is distinguished medical center for training. The teaching staff have published about two thousand articles in various fields of medicine in prestigious journals.
4. Social Responsibility
Throughout its development, JUH has conducted several medical Campaigns, and shared in vaccine campaigns covering different regions of Jordan.