Al Hussein Medical Center
is the largest and most prestigious multidisciplinary
medical institution in Jordan dedicated to providing
the utmost in patient care and professional training.
The King had earlier
ordered modernization and expansion of the centre's
capacity and its provision with up-to-date equipment
and skilled manpower in order to carry out its noble
mission.
During a visit to the centre last year,
King Abdullah announced a campaign whereby to contact
friends of the Kingdom and late King Hussein and all
concerned institutions and organisations across the
world to provide funds for the medical centre's modernisation
effort.
The three-phased project, which will
be implemented over the next 20 years, involves addition
of 1,330 beds to its current capacity of 670 beds.
During the ceremony, King Abdullah, the
supreme commander of the armed forces, was briefed
on Royal Medical Services' achievements in hospital
expansion work nationwide.
The project's launch coincides with the
11th anniversary of the passing of His Majesty the
late King Hussein and King Abdullah's accession to
the throne.
