Soddo Christian Hospital is located in southern Ethiopia where there is limited healthcare available for a population of more than 3 million people. Ethiopia is among the poorest countries in the world and unable to provide adequate healthcare, especially in rural regions. To address the great need, Soddo Christian Hospital (SCH) was established to provide compassionate care and comfort for the sick. The hospital is self-sustaining, as most medical procedures are fee-based. Our Benevolence fund assisted over 38% of our patients. St Luke's Health Care Foundation was established to provide funding and assist with the operational management of the hospital.

We have 171 beds spread out over four wards and an ICU.  We provide a full range of medical, surgical (including orthopedic and general), maternity, and pediatric care. The hospital has an emergency clinic and outpatient clinic rooms, and an optometry and dental clinic. The surgical department has eight new operating rooms. Soddo’s radiology department proudly offers digital x-ray, ultrasound, and a CT scanner!

The hospital is located in Soddo, a city of roughly 180,000 people in southwestern Ethiopia, about 200 miles (330km) from Addis Ababa. It is the center of the Wolaitta region, which has about 2.5 million inhabitants, and is one of the most populated and impoverished parts of Ethiopia.