University Teaching Hospital
| University Teaching Hospital | |
|---|---|
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nationalist Road, Lusaka, Zambia |
| Coordinates | 15°25′55″S 28°18′49″E / 15.432071°S 28.313674°ECoordinates: 15°25′55″S 28°18′49″E / 15.432071°S 28.313674°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Teaching & Referral |
| Services | |
| Beds | 1,655 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Zambia |
The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) formerly Lusaka hospital is the biggest public tertiary hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the largest hospital with 1,655 beds.[1] It is a teaching hospital and, as such, is used to train local medical students, nurses and other health professionals.
Historical background of The University Teaching Hospital[]
It was built in 1910 with 15 bed capacity and was meant for sick Africans who were only cared for by male orderlies as the hospital had no doctors and nurses.[2][citation needed] With the decision to move the capital city from Livingstone to a much more central Lusaka, plans for a bigger hospital to cater for the increasing number of patients were prepared; therefore a new hospital was started at present day UTH site in 1934 and became a training hospital in the same year.[3] UTH offers both inpatient and outpatient care and is a center for specialist referrals from across the country.[4]
Location[]
UTH is located in the capital city of Lusaka, approximately 4 km east of the city centre[5][citation needed]
Notable physicians and faculty[]
- Christine Kaseba, a surgeon specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, former First Lady of Zambia (2011–2014)[6]
- John S. Kachimba, a medical superintendent and consultant urologist who is the editor-in-chief of the Medical journal of Zambia.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Mordernisation | The University Teaching Hospital". www.uth.gov.zm. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "UTH modernisation: From general to specialist – Zambia Daily Mail". www.daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "Mordernisation | The University Teaching Hospital". www.uth.gov.zm. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ University Teaching Hospital ZambianDoctors.com
- ^ "Health training | ZUKHWA". www.zukhwa.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ Zulu, Delphine (2016-08-16). "Zambia: Kaseba in". Times of Zambia (AllAfrica.com). Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "About MJZ". Zambia Medical Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Smith, D. Chinese hospital heals sore spot in Zambia. the Guardian (2017). at <https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/apr/29/china-aid-build-hospital-zambia>
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