Al-Mouasat University Hospital is considered one of the biggest scientific, educational and service centers. It offers high quality health care and medical services for free for citizens. It is supported by the government and provides health services and emergencies of all kinds 24 hours a day.

Providing educational and training services for the students of the faculty of medicine in Damascus University and other universities, and the nursing students and the medical institute students. It contributes in providing health care in Syrian Arab Republic.

The hospital was founded by the law No.1251 at 9/5/1956 in the name of Al-Mouasat hospital.

House of representatives approved the following law : A public institute will be founded with legal personality and financial autonomy and mutual benefit in the name of Al-Mouasat Foundation. It has the rights of state departments and the public treasury and subject to the supervision of the minister of education. The decree 241 at 9/10/1974 was issued to approve the internal law of the public association of Al-Mouasat hospital. In 2003, law No. 41 was issued to found a public association with legal personality and financial and administration autonomy. It is related to the ministry of higher education in the name of (Al-Mouasat University Hospital).