Scottish Livingstone Hospital
Botswana Ministry of Health
Scottish Livingstone Hospital is located in Botswana
Scottish Livingstone Hospital
Location in Botswana
Geography
LocationMolepolole, Kweneng, Botswana
Coordinates24°24′45″S 25°29′09″E / 24.41244°S 25.48575°E / -24.41244; 25.48575
Organisation
FundingGovernment
TypeDistrict
Affiliated universityNone
PatronNone
Services
Beds550
HelipadNo
History
Opened3 September 1934
Links
Other linksList of hospitals in Botswana

Scottish Livingstone Hospital, also known as Molepolole Hospital, is a government-run district hospital located in Molepolole, Botswana, 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Gaborone.

History

Scottish Livingstone Hospital

The hospital was built in 1933 by the United Free Church of Scotland. It opened the following year on 3 September, and Dr Sheppard was the first doctor. At the time, the hospital only held 20 beds.[1]

Facilities

In order to combat the ongoing HIV/AIDS epidemic, the government opened a new hospital building in November 2007.[2] The new building, built by Arup, hosts 350 beds and features high-tech heating and cooling systems.[3]

The hospital houses an Infections Disease Care Clinic that offers antiretroviral therapy. Most of the doctors speak only English while the patients speak mostly Setswana. Thus, medical care is usually given through a translator. The number of doctors and amount of medical equipment is limited: There is only one x-ray machine and no radiologist. There are long wait times to see a doctor, and the obstetrics department is mostly run by midwives.[2]

See also

References

  1. "District Hospitals". Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 Lockman, Shahin; Plank, Rebeca. "Scottish Livingstone Hospital" (PDF). Brigham and Women's Hospital. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. "Scottish Livingstone Hospital". Arup. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.


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