Federal Medical Centre, Owerri

Federal Medical Centre, Owerri is a public health care centre located in Owerri city in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria.^[1]

History

In 1903, Federal Medical Centre, Owerri was founded as a colonial dispensary. It was promoted to a District Hospital, then a General Hospital, before finally becoming a federal medical centre in 1995.^[2]

It is a 700-bed capacity hospital.^[3]

References

^ Nwaokoro, J. C.; Emerole, C. O.; Ibe, S. N. O.; Amadi, A. N.; Dozie, I. N. S. (2014). "Risk Factors Associated with Gestational Diabetes among Pregnant Women in Owerri Municipal Council, Southeastern Nigeria". Asian Journal of Medical Sciences. 5 (1): 39–46. doi:10.3126/ajms.v5i1.8302. ISSN 2091-0576.
^ Nkwopara, Chidi (4 March 2020). "FMC Owerri gets N290m equipment upgrade". Vanguard News. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "FMC Owerri seeks upgrade to teaching status – The Nation Newspaper". 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[1] Nwaokoro, J. C.; Emerole, C. O.; Ibe, S. N. O.; Amadi, A. N.; Dozie, I. N. S. (2014). "Risk Factors Associated with Gestational Diabetes among Pregnant Women in Owerri Municipal Council, Southeastern Nigeria". Asian Journal of Medical Sciences. 5 (1): 39–46. doi:10.3126/ajms.v5i1.8302. ISSN 2091-0576.

[2] Nkwopara, Chidi (4 March 2020). "FMC Owerri gets N290m equipment upgrade". Vanguard News. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

[3] "FMC Owerri seeks upgrade to teaching status – The Nation Newspaper". 22 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.

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