The Al-'Adudi Hospital (Arabic: البيمارستان العضدي) was a bimaristan in Baghdad named after Emir 'Adud al-Daula. The hospital was built in 981 CE, and lasted until its destruction in 1258 by the Siege of Baghdad by the Mongol Empire.
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