| 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 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Mpilo Central Hospital, more commonly known as Mpilo Hospital, is the largest hospital in Bulawayo, 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.
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
External resources
- 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.