Cecilia Makiwane Hospital

Cecilia Makiwane, Charcoal on Paper by Amitabh Mitra

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital
Eastern Cape Department of Health
Geography
Location	Mdantsane, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates	32°55′37″S 27°44′42″E / 32.9270°S 27.7450°E / -32.9270; 27.7450Coordinates: 32°55′37″S 27°44′42″E / 32.9270°S 27.7450°E / -32.9270; 27.7450
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	Tertiary
Affiliated university	Lilitha Nursing College Walter Sisulu University
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Links
Website	Cecilia Makiwane Hospital
Other links	List of hospitals in South Africa

Cecilia Makiwane Hospital (CMH) is a large, provincial, government funded hospital situated in the Mdantsane township of East London, Eastern Cape in South Africa. It is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the East London Hospital Complex with Frere Hospital. It is named after Cecilia Makiwane, the first African woman to become a professional nurse in South Africa.

History

Chief Mqalo Health Minister of Ciskei renamed the Mdantsane Hospital to Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in 1977 to commemorate, Cecilia Makiwane, the first Black nurse in South Africa. On 30 April 1982, the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Ciskei honored her with a philatelic stamp and a first day cover, detailing her life.

Departments and services

The hospital's departments include: Trauma and Emergency department, Paediatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, ARV clinic for HIV/AIDS in adults and children, Anaesthetics, Paediatric Surgery, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Otolaryngology (ENT), Ophthalmology and burns unit. The Orthopaedic department runs a weekly clinic.

Other facilities include Operating Theatre, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for adult, paediatric and neonatal patients and high care wards for general and obstetric patients.

It also offers allied health services such as Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Psychology, Social worker, Dentistry and Dietetics.

Other services include CSSD Services, Pharmacy, Post Trauma Counseling Services, Occupational Services, X-Ray Services with Computed Tomography (CT) facility, NHLS Laboratory, Blood Bank, Laundry Services, Kitchen Services and Mortuary.

References

Hospitals in the Eastern Cape

• Aberdeen • Adelaide • Aliwal North • All Saints • Andries Vosloo • B.J. Vorster • Bambisana • Beacon Bay • Bedford Provincial • Bhisho • Burgersdorp • Butterworth • Cala • Canzibe • Cathcart • Cecilia Makiwane • Cloete Joubert • Cofimvaba Hospital • Cradock • Cuyler • Dora Nginza • Dordrecht • Duncan Village • Dr Maliso Mphele • East London Private • Elizabeth Donkin • Elliot • Empilisweni • Empilweni • Fort Beaufort • Fort Grey TB • Frere • Frontier • Glen Gray • Greenacres • Grey • Hewu • Holy Cross • Humansdorp • Hunterscraig • Indwe • Isilimela • Isivivana • Jamestown • Jose Pearson TB • Komani • Komga • Lady Grey • Livingstone • Maclear • Madwaleni • Madzikane Ka Zulu Memorial • Margery Parkes TB • Martje Venter • Mercantile • Midlands • Mjanyana • Molteno • Mount Ayliff • Mthatha General • Nelson Mandela Academic • Nessie Knight • Nightingale • Nqubela • Nompumelelo • Oasim • PE Provincial • P.Z. Meyer • Queenstown • Sir Henry Eliot • Settlers • S.S. Gida • St Dominic’s • St George’s • St James • St Marks • St Mary's • Sterkstroom • Steynsburg • St Elizabeth Mission Hospital • St Francis Chronic • St Lucy's • St Patrick's • Stutterheim • Tafalofefe • Tayler Bequest • Tower • Uitenhage • Umlamli • Victoria • Westways • Wilhelm Stahl • Winterberg TB • Zithulele

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