It houses the city's main and the oldest trauma center as well Libya's first and only organ-transplantation program.

It was built on a piece of land that was occupied by some smaller clinics around Assaidi Street.

The clinics were known locally as " Assomaa Alhamra ", which literally means the red [minaret], which was named because of " Assomaa Alhamra mosque " which has a red minaret in Assaidi street.

The hospital continues to serve as the main trauma center in downtown Tripoli.

It is also one of the main two teaching hospitals for the Al Fateh University's medical-sciences department, the other being the Tripoli Medical Center.