The Federal Medical Centre, Gombe (FMCG) is located within the city of Gombe, the capital of Gombe State. This tertiary health institution has a 300-bed capacity and was established in 1996 by the Federal Government. There are eleven [11] main wards in the hospital including the amenity ward. The various clinical departments run specialist and sub-specialist clinics from Monday to Friday. Emergencies are attended to daily on a 24 hour basis through the Accident & Emergency Unit [A & E]. Overall outpatient attendance is about 1750 patients per week.