Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital

Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (LMUTH) is a public tertiary referral and teaching hospital on Great East Road, in the Chainama Hills area of Lusaka, Zambia. It is run by Zambia's Ministry of Health and is the teaching hospital of Levy Mwanawasa Medical University. According to the hospital's website, it opened on 8 August 2011 as Lusaka General Hospital. Later that year it was renamed after Levy Mwanawasa, Zambia's third president, and it became a teaching hospital on 6 June 2017. It runs a 24-hour outpatient and inpatient service and a 24-hour emergency wing. Its main clinical departments are paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, internal medicine, and surgery, which includes neurosurgery and orthopaedic trauma surgery. LMMU's figures show 239 beds at present, with an expansion to 826 beds under way, and more than 900 staff, including over 140 doctors and nearly 400 nurses. The hospital serves eight districts — Chilanga, Chirundu, Chongwe, Kafue, Luangwa, Lusaka, Rufunsa and Shibuyunji — with a catchment population of more than 3.5 million. It trains specialist doctors, registrars, clinical technicians and nurses with the University of Zambia and LMMU. Ward visiting hours are 06:30 to 07:30 and 16:30 to 17:30. The switchboard and administration lines are +260 211 285 461 and +260 979 694 675. The public relations desk is on +260 972 831 601 (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00), and a 24-hour public health hotline is on +260 777 622 142. The postal address is PO Box 31100, Lusaka. A direct emergency number and an email address are not published; the hospital uses an online contact form.

Chainama Campus, Great East Road, Lusaka, Zambia
Lusaka

15°23′6″S 28°21′13″E

• 24-hour emergency care
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics and gynaecology
• Internal medicine
• Surgery