Muhimbili National Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Upanga West, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania |
Coordinates | 6°48′28″S 39°16′20″E / 6.80773°S 39.27221°E |
Organisation | |
Funding | Government hospital |
Type | General, Teaching Hospital |
Affiliated university | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 1500 |
History | |
Former name(s) | Muhimbili Medical Center Princess Margaret Hospital Sewa Haji Hospital |
Opened | 1897 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Muhimbili National Hospital (Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili, in Swahili) is a 1500-bed public teaching hospital located in Upanga West ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. It is the national referral hospital as well as academic and research facility for the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences. It offers speciality care across the spectrum of clinical medicine. About 40% of its beds are for private patients.[1] The hospital employs around 2705 workers including 328 doctors and 946 nurses.[2]