United Bulawayo Hospitals
| United Bulawayo Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe |
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| Beds | 600 |
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| Website | www |
United Bulawayo Hospitals is a combination of the Mpilo Hospital and Central Hospital. The United Bulawayo Hospitals is a government tertiary hospital and subsidised by the Zimbabwean government. It is located in the Eastern side of the second largest city in Zimbabwe, in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province. United Bulawayo Hospital is one of the six central hospitals in Zimbabwe, the other hospitals are Mpilo Central Hospital, Ingutsheni Hospital, Harare Hospital, Chitungwiza, and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
Background
The United Bulawayo Hospitals was opened in 1937 at Khumalo as an extension of the Old Memorial Hospital. The United Bulawayo Hospital is the second referral centres in the Southern Region of Zimbabwe. It has the capacity of 600 beds.
According to their website :
Vision
To be the preferred health services provider in the SADC region.
Mission
To provide affordable quality health care services as well as training for the health services professionals and undertake applied health research.
Core Values
- Patient Care Centered
- Excellence
- Team Work
- Respect and Diversity
- Accountability and Transparency
- Partnerships
- Environmental Responsibility
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
Currently, we are focusing on re-equipping the hospital, rehabilitation of infrastructure and continuous improvement in patient care.
Hospital Facilities
The Hospitals offers cancer screening as well as HIV/AIDS tests at the maternity wards. The following Provinces are attended at United Bulawayo Hospital, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Matabeleland North Province, Matabeleland South Province, Masvingo Province and Midlands Province.
The Hospitals'Structure
MAIN HOSPITAL BLOCK
| Ground Floor
Casualty Department Pharmacy Ellis Grey Kitchen |
First Floor
Theatre Private Ward ICU X-Ray |
Second Floor
Redrup Pettigrew Physiotherapy Accounts Department |
Ground Floor
Eaton Forrester |
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| Ground Floor Gynaecology Ward |
First Floor
Male Ward Eyes |
Second Floor
Paediatric Ward |
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LADY RODWELL MATERNITY HOSPITAL
| Ground Floor
Labour Ward |
First Floor
Post Natal Private Ward |
Second Floor
Post Natal & Special Baby Care Unit |
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Acreditation
The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa accredited the hospital for training in general surgery, urology, ENT and orthopaedic surgery.
Events
In April 2023, Dr Kelvin Tendai Kaseke, died. He was a senior surgeon at United Bulawayo Hospitals. and held one of the highest offices in the history of Zimbabwe’s medical history. He died at Avenues Clinic in Harare. He developed an emergency while he was there, where he was bleeding in the head. He also suffering from hypertension, which likely contributed to his condition. [2]
References
- ↑ United Bulawayo Hospitals, UBH, Published: DATE_PUBLISHED_HERE , Retrieved: 21 March 2018
- ↑ Renowned United Bulawayo Hospitals Surgeon Dies, Pindula, Published: 19 April 2023, Retrieved: 22 May 2023
