Mpilo Central Hospital,[2] more commonly known as Mpilo Hospital, is the largest hospital in Bulawayo,[3] and second largest in Zimbabwe after Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. Mpilo is a public hospital, and referral centre for the Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Midlands provinces of Zimbabwe.
| Mpilo Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Tertiary Referral Teaching hospital |
| Affiliated university | National University of Science and Technology University of Zimbabwe |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | 24 hours |
| Beds | 1000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
The hospital's name, 'Mpilo' means 'life' in the native Ndebele language.
Mpilo has a School of Nursing as well as a School of Midwifery, both of which are located within the hospital campus.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitaker, B. (1966-05-01). "Mpilo Central Hospital (founded by Mpilonhle Qobo)". International Journal of Nursing Studies. 3 (1): 53–55. doi:10.1016/0020-7489(66)90065-4. ISSN 0020-7489. PMID 5176818.53-55&rft.date=1966-05-01&rft.issn=0020-7489&rft_id=info:pmid/5176818&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/0020-7489(66)90065-4&rft.aulast=Whitaker&rft.aufirst=B.&rft_id=https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-7489%2866%2990065-4&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mpilo Hospital" class="Z3988">
- ^ Grave, G. F. (November 1972). "Surgery in Rhodesia. Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 51 (5): 332–333. ISSN 0035-8843. PMC 2388115. PMID 4646748.332-333&rft.date=1972-11&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2388115#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=0035-8843&rft_id=info:pmid/4646748&rft.aulast=Grave&rft.aufirst=G. F.&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2388115&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mpilo Hospital" class="Z3988">
- ^ Masukume, Gwinyai (June 2012). "A 54 year analysis of articles from Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - 168 articles cited 999 times". Malawi Medical Journal. 24 (2): 36–38. ISSN 1995-7262. PMC 3588217. PMID 23638269.36-38&rft.date=2012-06&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588217#id-name=PMC&rft.issn=1995-7262&rft_id=info:pmid/23638269&rft.aulast=Masukume&rft.aufirst=Gwinyai&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588217&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Mpilo Hospital" class="Z3988">
External resources
edit- Ministry of Health and Child Welfare: https://web.archive.org/web/20120417102207/http://www.mohcw.gov.zw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=87
- Rasmussen, R.K., and Rubert, S.C., 1990. Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, Scarecrow Press.
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