University Teaching Hospital

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.

University Teaching Hospital
Geography
LocationNationalist Road, Lusaka, Zambia
Coordinates15.432071°S 28.313674°E / -15.432071; 28.313674
Organisation
TypeTeaching & Referral
Services
Beds1,655
History
Opened1934
Links
Websitewww.uth.gov.zm
ListsHospitals in Zambia

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. 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.[2] UTH offers both inpatient and outpatient care and is a center for specialist referrals from across the country.[3]

Location

UTH is located in the capital city of Lusaka, approximately 4km east of the city centre

Notable physicians and faculty

References
  1. "Mordernisation | The University Teaching Hospital". www.uth.gov.zm. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. "Mordernisation | The University Teaching Hospital". www.uth.gov.zm. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. University Teaching Hospital ZambianDoctors.com
  4. Zulu, Delphine (2016-08-16). "Zambia: Kaseba in". Times of Zambia (AllAfrica.com). Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  5. "About MJZ". Zambia Medical Association. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. 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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