Who Are We?

We are the first university teaching hospital in Jordan, and one of the first university teaching hospitals at the level of the Arab World.

Jordan University Hospital has obtained a number of international accreditation certificates as following:

- The Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC) with excellence for three years.

- Joint Commission International (JCI).

- ISO 9001 Certificate.

- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Certificate.

- HCAC National Quality & Safety Goals.

- King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in Government Performance and Transparency.

Our Mission

JUH mission is providing the highest quality of safe medical services of general and highly specialized nature; as well as providing different teaching and training programs including postgraduate educational programs, developing and promoting scientific research and contributing to the prevention of diseases.

Our Vision

JUH vision is to be a reference center for developing and providing educational programs, professional trainings, scientific research, and medical and preventive health care services for the local community, leading other health care institutions in Jordan and the region.

JUH Establishment and Strategic Goals

The Royal decree was issued on January 1st, 1971 to establish Amman Great Hospital, annexed to the University of Jordan in 1975 under the Royal decree to become the Jordan University Hospital.

JUH main goals can be summarized in providing health care services of general and specialized nature, offering different teaching and training programs in the different medical fields, developing and promoting scientific research, and providing specialized training opportunities for medical students and other support medical professions.

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 Jordan University Hospital has a bed capacity of 550 which can be increased to 600 beds. (68) Beds are distributed on (8) specialized intensive care units and (24) surgical operation theatres. As Jordan University Hospital has (64) specialty and subspecialty, it annually serves more than (500.000) patients in the outpatients clinics, carries out (25,000) surgical operations, and receives (94,000) Emergency cases in the ER.

Jordan university hospital’s team consists of (2,600) employees, (225) of them are a highly qualified full-time consultants in different medical specialties certified from the United States, Canada, Australia, and some of the west European Union countries, (250) residents and (125) interns who are getting their medical training in different medical specialties, (64) pharmacists, and other technical and administrative staff.

JUH Medical Departments:

1. Dept. of Special Surgery. Includes the following sections:

•• Ophthalmology

•• Neurosurgery

•• Orthopedics

•• Urology

•• Ear, Nose, Throat ( E.N.T )

2. Dept. of Internal Medicine. Includes the following sections:

•• Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases

•• Neurology

•• Cardiology

•• Rheumatology

•• Hematology Oncology

•• Psychology

•• Dermatology and Veneriology

•• Nephrology

•• Hepatology & Gastroenterology

•• Pulmonary Medicine

•• Radiology

•• Infective Diseases

3. Dept. of General Surgery. Includes the following sections:

•• Chest Surgery

•• Endocrine & head and neck Surgery

•• Surgical Oncology

• Gastrointestinal Surgery

•• Plastic & Burn Surgery

•• Laparoscopic Surgery

•• Pediatric Surgery

•• Cardiac Vascular Surgery

•• Emergency and Trauma Unit

•• Open Heart Surgery

4. Dept. of Pediatrics. Includes the following sections:

•• Pediatric Neurology

•• General Pediatric & Rheumatology

•• Infectious diseases

•• Neonatology

•• Pediatric Nephrology

•• Pediatric Cardiology

•• Hematology - Oncology

•• Pulmonology

5. Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Includes the following sections:

•• Male and Female Infertility & Family Planning

•• General Obstetric& Gyneoncology

•• Gyn. Oncology

•• Assisted Reproductive Technology I.V.F

•• Maternal-Fetal Medicine

6. Dept. of Dentistry. Includes the following sections:

•• Oral Surgery and Maxillo - Facial Surgery

•• Conservative Dentistry ( Operative & Fixed - Prosthesis)

•• Prosthodontics (Complete and partial removable Dentures)

•• Orthodontics

•• Endodontics

•• Pediatric Dentistry

•• Periodontology

•• Esthetic Dentistry

•• Implantology

•• Oral Pathology

•• Emergency Clinic

7. Dept. of Radiology & Nuclear Medicines. providing the following services:

•• MRI

•• CT Scan

8. Dept. of Anesthesia:

•• Anesthesia.

•• Intensive Care.

•• Chronic pain treatment.

9. Dept. of Laboratories and Forensic Medicine

Providing the following services:

•• laboratory tests.

•• Diagnostic Forensic Medicine

•• Educational Forensic Medicine

10. Dept. of Physiotherapy, providing the following services:

•• therapeutic services.

••Educational services in cooperation with the faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences

11. Dept. of Accidents and Emergency

Providing its services all around the clock all over the year.