Ingutsheni Hospital is a health care institution located in
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east,
Bulawayo,
Zimbabwe
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. It is the largest psychiatric hospital in Zimbabwe, with over 700 beds.
History
Ingutsheni is a government referral hospital located in the second largest capital city of Zimbabwe,
Bulawayo. It was established in 1908, as the hospital for refugees and was meant to serve black people in
Zimbabwe
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only. The white people were also assisted on temporary basis and were deported or taken to
South Africa
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after being attributed to
lunacy.
Ingutsheni hospital specialises in providing
psychiatric care to the community members in Zimbabwe. The hospital was converted to a psychiatrist hospital in 1933 and it is missioned to providing quality mental health care services to the people of Zimbabwe.
See also
List of hospitals in Zimbabwe
There are 214 hospitals in Zimbabwe as of 2015. Of that total, which does not include smaller clinics, 120 are government hospitals run by the Ministry of Health and Child Care, 66 are mission hospitals, and the remaining 32 are privately operat ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Bulawayo
Hospitals in Zimbabwe