It serves as the main clinical base for 15 departments and advanced courses of the Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

The first building had one and a half levels, housing five wards with 36 beds, where patients with therapeutic, surgical and gynaecological problems were treated.

Over the years, the Gubernatorial Hospital was considered an important centre for the education and continuous training of doctors from the cities and districts of Bessarabia.

In 1967, when the hospital was celebrating its 150th anniversary, it had 10 units for stationary treatment, a consulting polyclinic for the inhabitants of rural areas, an AVIASAN (sanitary aviation) department and numerous labs and diagnostic rooms, fitted with modern equipment.

Extracorporeal dialysis and cardiac defibrillation were applied, new methods of anaesthesia were added and the laboratory of nuclear medicine was created.

This facility permitted a significant rise in quality and efficiency, and helped to improve and diversify the diagnostic methods and activity of labs and specialized units.

During the first period of transition to a free market economy, the hospital faced a difficult situation, which improved with the 2004 implementation of medical insurance.

The hospital operates on the basis of a contract with the National Company for Medical Insurance (NCMI), which provides regular financing.

It is the clinical base of 15 departments of the Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy and of its training program.