DEPARTMENTS
ADMINISTRATION
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE CONTROL
HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND MAINTANANCE
INGUTSHENI CENTRAL HOSPITAL
Vision :
Ingutsheni Central Hospital's vision is to be recognised as the
undisputed leaders in the promotion of mental health services in Zimbabwe.
3. MISSION, REPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
a) Mission Statement
Our mission is to be recognised as the undisputed leaders in the promotion of mental health services in Zimbabwe.
We shall achieve this by:
• Facilitating and advancing a high quality and compassionate service/care for people suffering from mental illness.
• Facilitating and advancing a high quality and compassionate service/care for people suffering from mental illness.
• Championing campaigns to increase awareness on mental health issues.
• Developing a service which is comprehensive and responsive to people's needs, aspirations and sensitive to resource availability.
• Encourage community participation and community care in the care of mentally ill.
• Commitment to value people with mental illness as full citizens.
• Endeavouring to develop to the full individual patients' potential through involvement in appropriate patient centred Occupational Therapy activities.
3b) Responsibilities and activities
This institution admits, treats, discharges patients suffering from mental illness and also looks after those who become mentally handicapped for life.
It is also the only institution where psychiatric nurses are trained as well as having student from various general hospital training schools brought for psychiatric experience.
Ingutsheni hospital is involved in appropriate occupational therapy activities.
4 . INFORMATIVE DATA
Events
World Tuberculosis Day 24 March 2006
World Health Day - 7 April 2006
World No-Tobacco Day - 31 May 2006
Alcohol and Drug abuse - 26 June 2006
Breastfeeding week - 21 July 2006
Oral Health Week/Epilepsy week 22- 26 September 2006
Malaria week - 1 to 7 October 2006
World Mental Health Day - 10 October 2006
AIDS week - 24 November to 1 December 2006
World AIDS Day - 1 December 2006
Participates in :-
International Day of the Aged 4 October 2006
National Day of the Disabled - 3 December 2006
Statistics
We have statistics for the following:
• General disease and conditions e.g. Sexual Transmitted Diseases.
• Chronic diseases or conditions.
• Family planning.
• Bed occurrences per month.
• Discharges and deaths.
Reports
• Annual reports
• Quarterly reports.
• Monthly reports
• Administrator's reports
• Performance Agreement reports/Purchase plan
5. CONTACT DETAILS
Physical Address Postal Address
Ingutsheni Central Hospital Ingutsheni Central Hospital
23 rd Avenue P O Box 8363
Belmont Belmont
BULAWAYO BULAWAYO
Telephone Numbers Code (09)
Switchboard
466463-5
• 466413
• 466411-3
• 472420
• 463412-3
Direct Lines - Code (09 )
Medial Superintendent - 466896
Principal Nursing Officer - 468028
Acting Health Services Administrator 471536
Acting Accountant - 471933
Acting Pharmacist - 471929
Principal Tutor - 471932
Social Worker - 473360
Central Buying Unit office - 471930
Health Information office - 472992
St Francis Home - 473896
Department of Mental Health Education- 474152
Occupational Therapy Department - 474148
St Francis Home - 474094
Cuban Doctors - 474149
E-mail address for the Medical Superintendent Medsupich@yahoo.com