Baghdad Medical City

Baghdad Medical City
Baghdad Medical City in 2017
Geography
LocationBab Al-Moatham, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates33°20′49″N 44°22′44″E / 33.347°N 44.379°E / 33.347; 44.379
Organisation
Care systemPublic
FundingGovernment of Iraq
TypeTeaching, Specialized
Affiliated universityUniversity of Baghdad College of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1000+
HelipadNo
History
Former name(s)Saddam Medical City (1983–2003)
Medical City Teaching Hospital (1973–1983)
Opened1973

Baghdad Medical City (مدينة الطب) formerly known as Saddam Medical City from 1983–2003 and before that known as Medical City Teaching Hospital from 1973–1983 is a complex of several teaching hospitals in Bab Al-Moatham, Baghdad, Iraq. The complex stands where the former Garden of Ridván of Baghdad was.

The Medical City includes the Baghdad University College of Medicine. The largest hospital in the complex is the Surgical Specialties Hospital built in 1980. The second largest is the Baghdad Teaching Hospital, opened in 1970, which contains the out patient clinics and the emergency department. The complex has over a thousand beds for patients.