Baghdad Medical City
| Baghdad Medical City | |
|---|---|
Baghdad Medical City in 2017 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bab Al-Moatham, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°20′49″N 44°22′44″E / 33.347°N 44.379°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Funding | Government of Iraq |
| Type | Teaching, Specialized |
| Affiliated university | University of Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 1000+ |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Saddam Medical City (1983–2003) Medical City Teaching Hospital (1973–1983) |
| Opened | 1973 |
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.