Ekwendeni Mission HospitalFacility

Founded in 1889 by Dr. Walter Elmslie from Aberdeen, Ekwendeni Hospital is a general hospital with a 230-bed capacity owned by CCAP Synod of Livingstonia since 1962. It serves a catchment area of 45,000 and has a wider referral area of 120,000. The hospital employs 170 staff and sees over 21,000 out-patients every year, of which over 7,000 are usually admitted. It accommodates 3,000 births a year. In addition, there is a nutrition rehabilitation unit, ophthalmology unit, and dental surgery, and a busy laboratory, conducting nearly 27,000 tests every year.