The Benue State University Teaching Hospital was established by George Akume's administration ( I 999-2007). However, as the end of the administration in 2007, construction work at the hospital was yet to be completed. It was H.E. Governor Gabriel Suswam's administration that award contract for the completion of construction work to Messrs Danta and Sawoe and also appointed the maiden Board of Management which he inaugurated on 27th August, 2008. The hospital was officially commissioned on the 9' of March, 20 I 2, by the then President, H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR. The hospital is a 450+ bed facility with 18 Clinical departments with specialist services in various fields, including endoscopy, haemodialysis, cardio-thoracic surgery, hip & knee replacement, paediatric surgeries and neurosurgeries etc. It has received full accreditation from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) to train medical students and has graduated several sets of medical doctors. The hospital also offers training for house officers and continuing professional development programs for medical doctors.

At present, the facility has a staff strength of over 1,700+ including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory scientists. It has modern equipment, including CT scanner, mammography machine, ultrasound machines, MRI and 6 functional theatres with a Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD). Over the years, it has established partnerships with various institutions and organizations, including Agbani Partners, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), MTN Foundation, Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, Ahmadu Ali Centre for Public Health Comparative Medicine, Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Doctors without Borders (MSF), Sustainable Development Goal (SDG's), Friends of BSUTH, and Heineken African Foundation. In addition, the hospital took over the Mohammadu Buhari Mother and Child Hospital in August 2022 and has activated services there to full capacity. BSUTH offers a conducive environment for training of healthcare professionals, provides healthcare services, and conducting research.