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Menelik II Referral Hospital (Amharic: ቀዳማዊ ምኒሊክ ሪፈራል ሆስፒታል) is a public health care hospital in Addis Ababa, and is one of the oldest hospitals in Ethiopia. Named after Emperor Menelik II, it was established in 1909, serving as a tertiary care hospital that provides with specialized services in the country.[1] It is located near Jan Meda on Russia St.[2]
| Menelik II Referral Hospital | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Russia St., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | 9.038484531872488°N 38.774286366741364°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Specialty |
| Funding | Addis Ababa City Administration |
| Type | Public |
| Services | |
| Beds | over 800 |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1906 |
| Opened | 1909 |
Background and services
Menelik II Referral Hospital was established in 1909 and named after Emperor Menelik II, becoming one of oldest modern hospitals in Ethiopia.[3][4] Built in 1908, it has initial 30 beds only.[5][6] It is a tertiary care hospital with specialized provision with capacity over 800 beds and offering specialties of some sorts: cardiology, neurology, oncology and other fields. The hospital is administered by Addis Ababa City Administration.[2][7]
Menelik II hosts 15,000 patients each days with over 2,300 staffs.[2] On 30 May 2022, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed along with Mayor of Addis Ababa Adanech Abebe inaugurated dialysis center at the hospital.[8]
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