King Abdullah University Hospital (), often abbreviated KAUH, is a teaching hospital in

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. It is the largest medical structure in the north of the country, serving approximately one million inhabitants from Ramtha,

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, and

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governorates. It is also the

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affiliated with

Jordan University of Science and Technology The Jordan University of Science and Technology ( ''Jami'at Al-Ulum wa Al-Tiknolojia Al-Urdunia''), often abbreviated JUST, is a public university, public technological university located on the outskirts of Irbid, at Ar Ramtha in northern Jor ...

( JUST), located within the campus adjacent to the university's Medical Faculties Complex. The hospital is staffed with full-time

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and

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who are faculty members of the JUST Faculty of

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, in addition to many others from the Ministry of Health, and the Royal Medical Services (RMS). The overall area of various hospital buildings is 95,583 m², in addition to a double story car park of 9,000 m² area. The hospital has a bed capacity of 750 which can be increased to 900 beds in an emergency situation. Structurally, the hospital is composed of a 15-story

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, in which all hospital beds are located, and a 3-story low-rise buildings in which patient clinics,

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and other

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are located. The hospital is connected to various

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via the ground floor of the low-rise building. During the COVID-19 pandemic, KAUH was designated by the Jordanian Ministry of Health as the main center for COVID-19 testing and isolation in the north of Jordan and one of 7 such centers in the country.

History

as seen with the JUST Medical Faculties Complex. Built by

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at a cost of approximately $120 million, the King Abdullah University Hospital was the culmination of efforts inaugurated by the late King Hussein bin Talal to address the critical lack of central, advanced medical facilities serving the population of Northern Jordan. Though King Hussein laid the cornerstone in a 1994 ceremony, he himself did not live to see the completion of the massive hospital, named after his grandfather, the founder of Transjordan,

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. KAUH which was inaugurated by his Majesty

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on 28 November 2002, has become, within short period of time, one of the most prominent and reputable non-profit hospitals in Jordan and the region. It opened with founding departments in

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, and general and special surgery, in addition to emergency facilities including a medevac

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. JUST

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, and

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students complete

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, practicals,

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, and residency at or in close conjunction with KAUH and its extensive facilities.

Departments

According to th
KAUH official Web site
the hospital includes the following departments: *

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* Special Surgery *

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Pediatrics Pediatrics (American English) also spelled paediatrics (British English), is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, pediatrics covers many o ...

Obstetrics Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. As a medical specialty, obstetrics is combined with gynecology under the discipline known as obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), which is a su ...

and

Gynecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the Female reproductive system, female reproductive system. It is often paired with the field of obste ...

Internal Medicine Internal medicine, also known as general medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Its namesake stems from "treatment of diseases of ...

and

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* Cardiac Center * Diagnostic X-Ray * Pathology and Laboratory * Endoscopy Unit *

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and Rehabilitation * Physiology Function Test *

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* Information System Department

Administration

Currently, Professor Sa'eb A. Khresat, president of

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of the hospital, and Prof. Mohammad Alghazo, Professor of urology, is the

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Picture gallery

Image:KAUH.jpeg, The Main Entrance to King Abdullah University Hospital. Image:JUST ramtha.jpg, King Abdullah University Hospital as seen from Al Ramtha. Image:King Abdullah University Hospital in the morning.jpg, King Abdullah University Hospital in the morning. Image:KAUHaymx2.jpg, King Abdullah University Hospital which is the hospital of JUST and the mosque of the university at night - Photo by Aymx Image:Medical Halls (Jordan University of Science and Technology).jpg, Medical halls of JUST as seen with King Abdullah University Hospital in the background. Image:KAUH sideview.jpg, A side view of King Abdullah University Hospital as seen from the JUST Medical Faculties Complex. Image:JUSTuni1.jpeg, An

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of The Medical Faculties Complex at JUST with KAUH seen in the background.

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