Federal Medical Centre, Owerri is a public health care centre located in Owerri city in Imo State, southeastern Nigeria.[1]
History edit
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 edit
- ^ 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 (2020-03-04). "FMC Owerri gets N290m equipment upgrade". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ "FMC Owerri seeks upgrade to teaching status - The Nation Newspaper". 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2022-06-12.