BUGANDO MEDICAL CENTRE

Consultant and Teaching Hospital for the Lake and Western zones of the United Republic of Tanzania

SPECIALISTIES AND SUPERSPECIALITIES.

The following is list of Specialities and Superspecialites follows under Directorate of Hospital Services(DHS).

ONCOLOGY SERVICES
Head of Department- Dr. Masalu.

Oncology Department

Currently the following activities are being done:
  • Education
  • Early detection and Screening.
  • Treatment and Care.
  • Palliative care.
  • Supportive care.
  • Collaboration with others.
  • Research.
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Cinque Terre
ENT SERVICES
Head of Department- Dr. Gustave Buname.

ENT Department

Ear, Nose and Throat & Head And Neck Department
The Bugando Medical Centre ENT and Head and Neck Department started as a unit under Surgery Department in the mid 1990s. It became a full department officially in 2015 with 2 ENT surgeons and 1 General Surgeon with special interest in Head and Neck. At the end of this year 2 more ENT surgeons will join us. At the moment we have 3 Registered Medical Officers and 14 Nurses.
Our Department offers Treatment (both medical and surgical), Care and Health Education for patients with Ear, Nose, throat and Head and Neck diseases. In collaboration with the Physiotherapy Department we also provide speech, language and rehabilitation services for patients with speech and language problems, but also rehabilitation to patients with swallowing problems. All these services not only are provided in our Department but also in selected hospitals around the lake zone through BMC and AMREF outreach services. At least once every month we visit one hospital.
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ORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Head of Department- Dr. ALex.

ORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT

The department deals with oral and teeth treatment.
ROLES
  • Daily treatment of patients who attend to our OPD clinic
  • Ward rounds for our IPD patients (E9)
  • Respond and attend clinical consultations from other departments/clinics
  • Oral health education to patients and the whole community
  • Outreach dental programs
  • Adherence to treatment guidelines and principles as stipulated by our ministry of health/WHO

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CARDIOTHORACIC SERVICES
Head of Department- Prof. Mahalu.

CARDIOTHORACIC DEPARTMENT

The department deals with heart surgery
The department also manages trauma to the chest, be it penetrating or blunt injury. There are plans to expand these services and in the mean future establish an institute for Cardiac disease.
The scope covered includes
  • Cardiac Surgery

    • Open heart Operation - Adult & Pediatrics
    Closed Heart Operation - Adult & Pediatrics
  • Thoracic Surgery

    • Thoracic Surgery
    Oesophageal Surgery
    Pulmonary Surgery
    Plenal Surgery
EMERGENCY MEDICINE[EMD] SERVICES
Head of Department- Dr. Shahzmah Suleiman.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT IN SYNOPSIS [EMD]

This is one of a medical specialty that attends people of all ages with mainly acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate attention. Usually not providing long-term or continuing care, but variety of illness are diagnosed and acute interventions are an undertaken to resuscitate and stabilize patients with chronic or acute on chronic illnesses.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT
The department started transitionally since August 2012 and established in Dec, 2012 [formally was a casualty unit]
CORE VALUES:
  • Discipline at work
  • Every one is a leader
  • Imparted sense of ownership

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PSYCHIATRY (MENTAL HEALTH) SERVICES
Head of Department- Dr. Kiyeti Agnes Hauli .

PSYCHIATRY DEPARTMENT (MENTAL HEALTH)

We deal with the following Activities
  • Major Ward Rounds on Monday and Fridays
  • Outpatients clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays (OPD)
  • Admissions
  • Occupational Therapy to admitted patients...Daily routine
  • Recreational Therapy on every Wednesday
  • Psycho education/health education on substance use
  • Couple counseling
  • Alcohol Anonymous session on Tuesdays and Saturdays (AA’S)
  • General cleaning of the Ward on Wednesdays
  • Ward meeting every first week of the month

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ANESTHESIA AND ICU SERVICES.
Head of Department- Dr. Benard Kenemo ( Cardiac Anesthesiologist) .

ANESTHESIA AND ICU DEPARTMENT.

Units:
  • INTENSIVE CARE UNIT [ICU]
  • Anesthesiology
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT [ICU]
This department deals with providing intensive medical and nursing care to critically or seriously ill patients from all departments. It is a hybrid type of ICU where we care patients of all ages and sex, all diagnoses from any specialty (Medicine, Surgery, and Pediatrics).
ICU Nurse incharge: Mr. Jonathan Elias
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PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES
Head of Department - Dr.Hokororo.

DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Working hours:
  • 24 hours every day for Inpatient
  • Mondays to Fridays 9:00am - 3:00pm- Specialist clinic for NHIF Paediatric patients
  • Outpatient Specialized services Tuesday to Friday from 8:00am to 3:30pm
Units.
  • General Paediatrics
  • Neonatal unit
  • Haematology Unit
  • Cardio-Renal Unit
  • Malnutrition Unit
  • Semi intensive care unit
Bed capacity=120 beds/cots
OPHTHALMOLOGY SERVICES
Head of Department - Dr.Evarista Mgaya .

OPHTHALMOLOGY DEPERTMENT

The depetment deals with Medical and Surgical patient care.
The ward has a total of 20 beds of which are almost occupied on Thursday evening for patient preparation for surgeries on Friday.
Staffing.
  • Two specialist (General Ophthalmologist)
  • Two Optometrist
  • Four Medical attendants
  • Two residents in training at Kilimanjaro.
  • Nine nurses (General nurse who takes care of patient in the clinic, word and theater)
PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES
Head of Department - Mr. Mushumbusi.

PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT

Departmental vision and mission.
The department of physiotherapy is set to adhere both the vision and mission of BUGANDO MEDICAL CENTRE.
In other words this department is aiming on delivering standard and excellent rehabilitative services at this consultant & teaching medical facility.
Core Values
The basic objective of our services at the hospital intends to minimize the number days of patient admission particularly for those with physical related impairment as well as to reduce number of disabilities within the society at large.
Roles and function of Department;
Among the roles and function of our department is to render physiotherapy to complement the info health package consisting of curative, preventive and rehabilitative services.
Our services stand for recovery, curing and health improvement of patients.
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DIALYSIS UNIT
Head of Department- Dr. Ladius Rudovick(MD,MMED)

DIALYSIS UNIT

Establishment of the Unit
Bugando dialysis unit is the best dialysis center in the Lake zone, established July 2016.
The unit is under the Nephrology unit in the department of internal medicine.
UNIT ROLES
To provide dialysis services to patients with
  • End stage Renal Disease
  • Patients with acute kidney injury
  • To manage most of the complications which occurs during dialysis
  • Education to the patients about the kidney diseases, diet and the needs of kidney transplants to the patients with end stage renal disease
  • To do some of pre- kidney transplants investigations to the potential kidney donors.
  • We have good collaboration with other specialists from the different department at Bugando medical Centre.
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