Mpilo Hospital Explained

Mpilo Hospital
Location:	Bulawayo
Region:	Matabeleland
Country:	Zimbabwe
Healthcare:	Public
Type:	Tertiary Referral Teaching hospital
Emergency:	24 hours
Beds:	1000
Founded:	^[1]
Affiliation:	National University of Science and Technology University of Zimbabwe

Mpilo Central Hospital,^[2] more commonly known as Mpilo Hospital, is the largest hospital in Bulawayo,^[3] 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

• List of hospitals in Zimbabwe

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.

Notes and References

1. Whitaker . B. . 1966-05-01 . Mpilo Central Hospital (founded by Mpilonhle Qobo). International Journal of Nursing Studies . en . 3 . 1 . 53–55 . 10.1016/0020-7489(66)90065-4 . 5176818 . 0020-7489.
2. Grave . G. F. . November 1972. Surgery in Rhodesia. Mpilo Central Hospital, Bulawayo . Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England . 51 . 5 . 332–333 . 0035-8843 . 2388115 . 4646748.
3. Masukume . Gwinyai . June 2012. A 54 year analysis of articles from Mpilo Central Hospital,Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - 168 articles cited 999 times . Malawi Medical Journal . 24 . 2 . 36–38 . 1995-7262 . 3588217 . 23638269.