Established in 1970 as a health post by the people of Shai (Se) and handed over to the Ministry of Health, the hospital advanced to a Health Centre in 1985 and finally to a district hospital in mid-2009. The hospital is situated in Dodowa, the capital of the Shai-Osudoku District. It currently has a capacity of 244 beds with fourteen (14) wards and two(2) operating theatres.