Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (Public)
The then University of Botswana Teaching Hospital was renamed Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital in honour of Botswana’s second President, in recognition of his immense and immeasurable contribution to ’s development country from 1980 to 1998. He also served as the University of Botswana Chancellor from 1980 to 1998. He was reappointed Chancellor from 2008 until his passing on in June 2017.
Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital (SKMTH) is a 450 bed quaternary hospital mandates to provide patient centred clinical care, medical education and health research. It has state of the art facilities which provide both specialty and subspecialty services. The hospital is registered as a company limited by guarantee wholly owned by the Government of Botswana, established under the Companies Act Cap 42:01. The Hospital is governed by a Board of Directors who are appointed by the Minister of Health, to provide governance and strategic leadership. Sir Ketumile Masire Teaching Hospital objectives are:
- To provide a conducive learning environment for undergraduates and postgraduates in various health courses.
- To provide highly reliable quality medical services that the country did not have. To be a centre of excellence for health research.
Mission:
To deliver the highest quality of specialized healthcare services and provide a cooperative platform for teaching and research in line with both national and global health priorities
Vision:
To be the industry standard of excellence in the provision of healthcare services, research and teaching to improve health outcomes.
Hours
7am – 7:30am
1pm – 2pm
4pm – 5:30pm
7pm – 7:30pm
Physical Address:
Plot 4775
Corner of Notwane and Mobuto Road
Postal Address:
Private Bag 001 UB Post
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 373 5000/1
Mr. Clifford Seleka
Caretaker Commissioning Manager
Email: customerservice@skmth.org.bw
Website: http://www.skmth.org.bw/