Harare Central Hospital
| Sally Mugabe Central Hospital | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southerton, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Government |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Ministry of Health and Child Care (Zimbabwe), Faculty of Medicine, University of Zimbabwe |
| Services | |
| Beds | 2000 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1958 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Zimbabwe |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Zimbabwe |
Sally Mugabe Central Hospital also known as Harare Central Hospital/Gomo Hospital is the second largest public hospital in Zimbabwe after Parirenyatwa Hospital.[1] The hospital is the main referral center for patients and casualties from the Northern half of Zimbabwe and is also the main services hospital for greater Harare residents.[2][3][4][5][6]
Harare Hospital was officially opened on 2 May 1958 by the then Governor General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Lord Dalhousie.
The hospital has been the main teaching hospital for the University of Zimbabwe's Faculty of Medicine's practical lectures since 1966 and has full accreditation by the College of Surgeons for East-Central and Southern Africa status for the training of surgeons. The hospital is also a training hospital for nurses, theatre nurses, pediatric nurses, midwives, radiographers,laboratory technicians and pharmacy technicians.[7][8][9][10]
Main wards
[edit]- General ward
- Martenity ward/Harare Maternity Hospital/Pediatric Health Care facility[11][12]
- Children's Ward/Harare Children's Hospital[13]
- Psychiatric ward/Harare Central Psychiatric Unit[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ministry of Health and Child Care - Central Hospitals".
- ^ "Coronavirus: Seven Zimbabwe babies stillborn in one night at hospital". BBC News. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Harare Central Hospital (NMRL) (Zimbabwe) | GHDX".
- ^ "Harare Hospital not closed".
- ^ "CBZ Holdings extends helping hand to Harare Hospital". 2 November 2015.
- ^ "The death throes of Harare's hospitals". 7 November 2008.
- ^ Chisadza, E; Maponga, Cc; Nazerali, H (1995). "User fees and drug pricing policies: a study at Harare Central Hospital, Zimbabwe". Health Policy and Planning. 10 (3): 319–326. doi:10.1093/heapol/10.3.319. ISSN 0268-1080. PMID 10151850.
- ^ Gelfand, M.; Taube, E.; Wolhuter, A. (April 1973). "A Survey of the Forms of Tuberculosis Encountered at Harare Hospital, Rhodesia, 1967—1969". The Central African Journal of Medicine. 19 (4): 65–74. PMID 4705168.
- ^ "Facilities – Biomedical Research and Training Institute".
- ^ "Spilhaus Clinical Research Site | UZ-CTRC".
- ^ "Harare Maternity Hospital – Zimbabwe Network for Health – Europe".
- ^ Thornycroft, Peta; Brown, Will (29 July 2020). "Seven babies stillborn in one night at Zimbabwe hospital as health system crumbles". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Japan to provide medical and hospital equipment worth US$ 2.7 million for Harare Children's Hospital - Zimbabwe". ReliefWeb.
- ^ "MSF Refurbishes Harare Central Hospital's Psychiatric Unit". 8 December 2017.
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