Athlone District Hospital
| Athlone Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Botswana Ministry of Health | |
  Location in Botswana | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lobatse, Kweneng, Botswana |
| Coordinates | 25°13′S 25°40′E / 25.217°S 25.667°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government |
| Type | District |
| Affiliated university | University of Botswana |
| Patron | None |
| Services | |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Links | |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Botswana |
Athlone Hospital, also known as Lobatse Hospital, is a government-run district hospital located in Lobatse, Botswana. With bed capacity of 700[1]
History
[edit]Athlone hospital (Athlone DHMT) is considered to be one of the first hospitals in Botswana, located in Lobatse, a town in South-Eastern Botswana, 70 kilometres south of the capital Gaborone, situated in a valley running north towards Gaborone. Considered to be the largest hospital in Lobatse and a teaching hospital for many medical graduates.[2] It is established in year 1929 and it's a government institution. The hospital consists of the following departments: internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, accident and emergency, radiology, dentistry, ophthalmology.
References
[edit]- ^ "District Hospitals". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Laws of Botswana Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Local Government Archived 2009-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
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