Mater Dei Hospital (Bulawayo)
Appearance
Mater Dei Hospital | |
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Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood | |
Geography | |
Location | Bulawayo, Chesterton Rd, Bulawayo City, Zimbabwe |
Coordinates | 20°10′12″S 28°34′48″E / 20.17000°S 28.58000°E |
Organisation | |
Type | Community |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 169 |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 1950s[1] |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Zimbabwe |
Mater Dei Hospital (MDH), also known simply as Mater Dei, is an acute Catholic founded charitable hospital that provides health services and specialist services. It is a Public hospital located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.[2] Mater Dei Hospital is owned and operated by a board of trustees which include the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood.[3]
History
Mater Dei Hospital was founded in the 1950s by the Franciscan nuns. It is a Catholic health institution led by the board of trustees.
Charlene, Princess of Monaco, former Olympic swimmer was born in 1978 at Mater Dei.[4]
Services
Services provided at the Mater Dei hospital include:
- Accident and Emergency
- Intensive Care Unit
- High-dependency unit
- Paediatrics
- Surgical
- Obstetrics
- X-ray.[5]
Notable births and deaths
Births
- Charlene, Princess of Monaco Olympic swimmer and the Princess of Monaco, 1978
Deaths
- Fletcher Dulini Ncube politician, 2014
- Janet Banana First Lady of Zimbabwe, 2021
- Simon Khaya Moyo politician and Chairman of ZANU-PF, 2021
- Watson Khupe disability activist and politician, 2022
References
- ^ "Establishment of Mater Dei hospital". Ledger Enquirer. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Hospitals in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe)". Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Aid Fund". ZAF UK. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Prinsloo, Arlene (2022-10-05). Charlene: In Search of a Princess. Jonathan Ball Publishers. ISBN 978-1-77619-222-9.
- ^ "Services at Mater Dei hospital". ZAF UK. Retrieved 1 December 2017.