Abortion related complications are major causes of maternal morbidity, mortality andrndisability in developing countries including Ethiopia. Countries have been trying tornimprove postabortion care (PAC) services in the last decade.rnA cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on quality of PAC in governmentrnhospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from November 2001- February 2002. Assessmentsrnconducted involved interactions between providers and patients, information provision,rnpostabortion FP counseling and method provision, providerâ€™s technical competence andrnequipment and supplies of the hospitals. Patient interview, direct observation, providerrninterview and inventory of equipment and supplies were used for the assessment.rnInteraction between providers and patients was found to be satisfactory whereasrninformation provisions on important aspects of care such as danger signs and follow-uprnneeds were very limited. Postabortion FP counseling and method provision were alsornfound to be very low. About 20% and only 3% received FP counseling and contraceptivesrnrespectively. Other reproductive health related issues such as STDs and HIV/AIDS arernrarely raised by the providers during managing patients. Overall, 92.3% of the patientsrnresponded that they were satisfied with the services. Those who responded that waitingrntime was too long, who had difficulty in locating or getting services and those whornresponded that the general information provision was inadequate appeared to be lessrnsatisfied. Those with spontaneous abortion of current pregnancy were also less satisfiedrn9rnwith the services they received. Significant proportions of the providers were trained onrnPAC and related issues.rnImplications of the findings were discussed and recommendations were made