Princess Marina Hospital

Hospital in Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana

Hospital in South-East District, Botswana

24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E / -24.65806; 25.91222OrganisationCare systemPublicFundingPublic hospitalTypeDistrict GeneralAffiliated universityNonePatronNoneServicesEmergency departmentYes 24 HoursBeds530HelipadNoHistoryOpenedSeptember 30, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-09-30)LinksOther linksList of hospitals in Botswana

Princess Marina Hospital (PMH)^[1] is a provincial, government-funded hospital in Botswana. As of March 2018^[update], PMH is the largest referral hospital in Botswana, with 530 in-patient beds.^[2] It is named after Princess Marina.^[3]

Location

The hospital is located in the city of Gaborone, at the corner of North Ring Road and Notwane Road. One block west of Marina Hospital lies the National Museum of Botswana, and two blocks to the east of the hospital, is the Botswana National Stadium. The geo-graphical coordinates of the hospital are: 24°39'25.0"S, 25°55'26.0"E (Latitude:-24.656944; Longitude:25.923889).^[4]

History

Princess Marina Hospital was built to mark the independence of Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) from the British, on 30 September 1966. The buildings were officially commissioned by her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Kent Princess Marina and the hospital was named after her.^[3]

Facilities

Princess Marina Hospital has about 530 beds.^[2] Facilities include (a) a dialysis unit, for the diagnosis and treatment of kidney diseases (b) a medical laboratory, for the diagnosis of various infections and diseases (c) a blood bank for the storage and preservation of donated blood (d) a physiotherapy unit that provides comprehensive service to hospital inpatients (e) a radiotherapy unit and (f) a pathology laboratory.^[2]

Other facilities include (g) a psychiatry unit (h) a CT Scanner (i) an angiography unit (j) facilities for prostate screening (k) an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and (l) Radiotherapy equipment.^[2]

References

^ Ngidi, Tiro (July 2015). "Management of Medical Records: A Study at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana" (PDF). Gaborone: University of Botswana. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Electives.net (25 March 2018). "Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana". Electives.net. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b MmegiOnline (4 October 2012). "Princess Marina, The Duchess Of Kent's Botswana Legacy". Gaborone: Mmegi.bw. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^ Google (25 March 2018). "Location of Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Botswana" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 March 2018.