Mpilo Hospital

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Mpilo Hospital
Location Bulawayo, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
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Website [www.mpilo.org.zw Official website]



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