Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute
The Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute is a public national specialized cardiovascular teaching and research hospital and research Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It caters to both paediatric and adult populations with patients referred from across the country.[1] Services offered include diagnostics and imaging, as well as interventional cardiology procedures and cardiothoracic surgery.[2]
| Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| Coordinates | -6.802456, 39.273672 |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Government hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 103 |
| Speciality | Cardiovascular |
| History | |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.jkci.or.tz/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Tanzania |
Plans are underway to construct an extension of the hospital at the national hospital's campus in Mlonganzila outside the city center; this will be a larger facility than the current one.[3]
References
- "Hospital Overview — Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)". www.jkci.or.tz. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- "JK Cardiac Institute gets 300m/- donation to operate heart ailing kids". www.ippmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- Ltd, Tanzania Standard Newspapers. "Dar to become medical tourism hub in EA". dailynews.co.tz. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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