Mpilo Hospital

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Mpilo Hospital
Geography
LocationBulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeTertiary Referral, Teaching hospital
Affiliated universityNational University of Science and Technology, University of Zimbabwe
Services
Emergency department24 hours
Beds1000
History
Opened1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Links
Websitewww.mpilo.org.zw


Mpilo Central Hospital, more commonly known as Mpilo Hospital, is the largest hospital in Bulawayo, and the second largest in Zimbabwe after Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. It serves as a referral center for the Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, and Midlands provinces of Zimbabwe.

The hospital, which was founded in 1958, is a public hospital and offers tertiary referral services. It operates 24 hours a day and has a capacity of 1000 beds. Mpilo Hospital is affiliated with the National University of Science and Technology and the University of Zimbabwe.

Mpilo Hospital is home to a School of Nursing and a School of Midwifery, both located within the hospital campus.

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External resources[edit | edit source]

  • Ministry of Health and Child Welfare: [1]
  • Rasmussen, R.K., and Rubert, S.C., 1990. Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe, Scarecrow Press.

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD