[2][3][4][5] The University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan was established in August 1952 by an Act of Parliament in response to the need for the training of medical personnel and other healthcare professionals for the country and the West African Sub-Region.

The Hospital and the University of Ibadan function in excellent symbiosis and it is impossible to think of one without the other, in the areas of health workforce training, research and clinical service.

The hospital is primarily a tertiary institution with appendages of community-based outreach activities at Igbo Ora, Abedo, Okuku, Sepeteri, Elesu, and Jago where it offers primary and secondary health care services.

Accreditation has been given for the setting up of a department of nuclear medicine while approval has also been given by the Federal Ministry of Health for the establishment of an Institute of Neurosciences.

Satellite pharmacies are provided on each specialty floor for easy access for the procurement of drugs for patients on admission.

Due to the aforementioned facilities, manpower and track records, the Hospital enjoys a wide patronage of both national and international clientele.

In May 2006, a surgical team successfully performed open-heart surgery on three paediatric patients, an important landmark in medicine in Nigeria.

[7] Further, the hospital has performed 38 more open-heart surgeries on patients with acquired and congenital heart diseases since then with a 100% success rate.