Vision: To be recognised as the leader in the provision and promotion of mental health services in Zimbabwe.
Mission: To provide, administer, coordinate, promote and advocate for the provision of quality mental health services and care for Zimbabweans.
Ingutsheni Central Hospital is one of the six (6) Central Hospitals in the country and is the national referral central centre for patients with mental health problems The Hospital has a bed capacity of 708 and a daily average in patient population of 600+ patients. The outpatient’s department attends to an average of 2400 patients per month.
The hospital is concerned exclusively with the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with psychological or mental disorders.
Types of patients admitted:
- ) Acutely ill
- ) Sub acute
- ) Chronically ill
- ) Mentally retarded
- ) Mentally handicapped
- ) Pycho geriatrics
The hospital does not charge its patients hospital fees
Wards at Ingutsheni Central Hospital
Ingutsheni has 14 wards i.e:
2 Acute admission wards , one for males and one for females
2 Sub acute wards to receive patients who are stabilizing from the admission wards, 1 for males and the other for females.
4 wards for Juveniles with learning disabilities.
1 male rehabilitation ward for patients being prepared for discharge back into the community.
1 Male forensic ward for patients who have committed crimes but are found to be mentally ill and are thus decriminalized an transferred to Mlondolozi prison hospital.
2 Psycho-geriatric wards for the elderly males and females.
St Francis home and Annexe
A home for children aged 5 to 16 years of age with severe to profound learning disabilities often accompanied by physical disability and a special school attached to it. The centre has a bed capacity of 60. Currently the home receives referrals from all over Zimbabwe. The Department of Social Welfare through court orders places the majority of these children.
VISITING HOURS
PATIENT VISITS: 6AM – 6PM DAILY
ADMIN WORKING HOURS
8 AM – 4.30PM MONDAY TO FRIDAY
Website url: http://www.ingutshenihospital.org.zw/
Physical Address: 23rd Ave West, Belmont , Bulawayo
Telephone lines : +263 292 466463-5, 466413, 472420
