About Yordanos Hospital
A specialized orthopedic and trauma hospital built on more than two decades of clinical experience.
Dr. Worku Mekonnen Bogale
Chief Expert Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director
Welcome message
Welcome Message from the Medical Director
Dear patients, families, colleagues, and friends,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the website of Yordanos Orthopedic & Trauma Specialty Center.
My name is Dr. Worku Mekonnen Bogale, Chief Expert Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director of Yordanos Orthopedic & Trauma Specialty Center. I was born in Burie, Gojjam, Ethiopia, and graduated from Minsk State Medical Institute in Belarus in 1984. I spent the first ten years of my professional career serving patients in hospitals in Ogaden, Woldiya, Bahir Dar, and Addis Ababa.
In 1998, I took a step that was both challenging and deeply meaningful to me: I established a small private orthopedic clinic, at a time when dedicated private orthopedic services were virtually nonexistent in Ethiopia. What began as a modest clinic has grown over the years into Yordanos Orthopedic & Trauma Specialty Center, with 54 beds, two operating theatres, and a dedicated team of 149 professionals.
Our journey has always been guided by one fundamental principle: the patient comes first. We believe that excellent orthopedic and trauma care requires not only advanced medical knowledge and technology, but also compassion, integrity, teamwork, and respect for every patient.
Today, we are preparing for the next chapter of this journey. We are soon embarking on an expansion program that will bring our capacity to 200 beds, with facilities designed to meet international standards. Our vision is to build a center that combines modern orthopedic and trauma care with the human values that have defined Yordanos from the beginning.
I am deeply grateful to our patients for their trust, to our staff for their dedication, and to our colleagues and partners who have supported us throughout the years.
As we look to the future, our commitment remains unchanged: to provide safe, compassionate, high-quality orthopedic and trauma care and to contribute to the advancement of orthopedic medicine in Ethiopia.
Welcome to Yordanos Orthopedic & Trauma Specialty Center.
Your trust is our responsibility, and your health is our commitment.
Thank you.
Dr. Worku Mekonnen Bogale
Chief Expert Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director
Our story
Yordanos began in June 1998 as the Yordanos Higher Clinic, a small clinic focused on orthopedic care. The first nine years were spent providing general orthopedic and trauma services with limited finance, equipment, and implants — and, at the start, a single specialist covering the clinic around the clock.
As demand grew, so did our ambition: on February 24, 2007, Yordanos Hospital was inaugurated as a dedicated orthopedic and trauma center serving patients from across Ethiopia and the wider East Africa region.
Our mission remains the one we set out with: to augment the existing health service and to create a strong, well-organized, specialized orthopedic, trauma, and emergency service that covers not only Ethiopia but the whole of East Africa.
Milestones
1998
Yordanos Higher Clinic opens
A small orthopedic and trauma clinic in Addis Ababa — the seed of today's hospital.
2007
Hospital inaugurated
On February 24, 2007, Yordanos Hospital opened as a dedicated orthopedic and trauma center.
2009
Supporting Ethiopian orthopedics
Yordanos Hospital sponsored the 3rd annual scientific conference of the Ethiopian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology.
2017
Smile Train partner
Recognized by Smile Train for contribution toward its cleft programs worldwide.
Yordanos today
- 54
- Hospital beds
- 2
- Operating theatres
- 149
- Healthcare professionals
Next chapter: an expansion program will bring capacity to 200 beds, with facilities designed to meet international standards.
Our track record
From the hospital’s 2015 profile.
- 13,000+
- Major surgeries in 8 years
- 20,160
- Minor surgeries
- 1,304
- Cleft lip & palate surgeries
What guides our care
Clinical excellence
Every case is led by experienced orthopedic surgeons using modern fixation and reconstruction techniques.
Always available
Our emergency and trauma service operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Complete care
Imaging, laboratory, operating theatre, ICU, and physiotherapy are all on site — care doesn't stop at surgery.
Mentors & partners
Our orthopedic service has grown with the guidance of consultants and institutions who generously shared their expertise:
- Dr. Ralph R. Wolf
- Prof. Geoffrey Walker
- Prof. J. Hauert and Clinic Dr. Guth, Hamburg, Germany
- Prof. Wolter, Hamburg Emergency Hospital
- Dr. Paul Baxt
- Apollo Hospital, Ahmedabad, India
Led by Dr. Worku Mekonnen
Yordanos Hospital was founded by Dr. Worku Mekonnen, whose vision for accessible, specialized orthopedic care shaped the hospital from its earliest days as a small clinic through to the multi-department hospital it is today.
Meet our physicians