Mater Dei Hospital (Bulawayo)
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. Mater Dei Hospital is owned and operated by a board of trustees which include the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood.
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.
Services
Services provided at the Mater Dei hospital include:
- Accident and Emergency
- Intensive Care Unit
- High-dependency unit
- Paediatrics
- Surgical
- Obstetrics
- X-ray.
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.
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