Central Hospital of Yaoundé
| Central Hospital of Yaoundé | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
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| Organisation | |
| Hospital type | General |
| Services | |
| Beds | 650 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Cameroon |
The Central Hospital of Yaoundé (In French, Hôpital Central de Yaoundé - HCY) is a hospital in the city of Yaoundé, Cameroon founded in 1933.[1] It is Cameroon’s largest hospital.[2] Simon Pierre Tchoungui (1916-1997), the former prime minister of East Cameroun, was medical superintendent of the hospital in 1960 before being appointed Minister of Health in 1961.[3]
The hospital was originally a day facility, but since has gone through several structural changes and now offers 7/24 care. Treatment of HIV/AIDS is one of the main programs, with the day hospital following about 12,000 people who are living with HIV and 3,600 who have ARV treatment.[1] The hospital is one of the two teaching hospitals in Yaoundé, the other being the University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde. A study of births at these two hospitals between 2002 and 2007 showed increasing frequency of triple pregnancies due to use of fertility treatments.[4]
Each year the hospital conducts over 300 surgeries and assists with thousands of births.[5] The hospital has the busiest trauma center in the city. A study of admission records in 2007 showed a total of 6,274 trauma patients admitted to the emergency ward. Of these, 71% were male, with a mean age of 29 years. 60% of the injuries were from traffic accidents and 22.5% were from assault. Based on the catchment area, this is a high rate of injury.[6]
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