Baptist Medical Centre
Nalerigu, Ghana
About BMC
The Baptist Medical Centre was founded in northern Ghana in 1958 by IMB missionary doctor George Faile II. Today it is a 123 bed hospital serving tens of thousands of patients annually.
Volunteers
Coming to BMC as a volunteer? Here’s everything you need to know about travel, what to bring, accommodations, medical protocols and more.
How Can I Help?
There are many opportunities available for those wishing to support the hospital. Find out how you can become personally involved in our ministry.
Latest News
New Medical Protocol Posted
Attention volunteers! We’ve got an updated BMC Medical Protocol document for you.
BMC Guesthouse Rates Updated
We’ve just posted updated guesthouse rates on our “Accommodations” page. Due to inflation over the past year we have had to adjust our rates to be in US dollars. Head over the “Accommodations” page for more details about… Read More
MDCG Physician License Renewal Fees Increase
The Medical Dental Council Ghana has increased retention (renewal) fees for licensed physicians from 200GHS to 400GHS (currently around 100USD). This affects all volunteer physicians who have previously been licensed and wish to return to serve at BMC.
Thanks, Dr. Grossman & Christine!
Dr. Richard Grossman is a retired obstetrician from Durango, Colorado who isn’t content to sit around or play golf in his retirement. Always active and on the go, he came to BMC’s Public Health Department to facilitate a… Read More
Thanks, Miko & Rona
It was a pleasure to have recent med school graduates Mikolaj and Rona join us for a month at BMC. They were both extremely hard workers (they never took a day off!) and also lots of fun to… Read More
Thanks Again, Dr. Howard!
Dr. Jim Howard joined us again for nearly two weeks at BMC. This year he also organized a container full of medical supplies to be shipped to us. It is always a huge undertaking to fill a container… Read More