Saint Elizabeth Catholic Hospital Shisong, Kumbo
It’s Creation , Growth , Challenges , Achievements and Aspirations . By Francis Ekongang Nzante The Saint Elizabeth Catholic Hospital Shisong was created on the 15 th of November 1935 as a small dispensary and Maternity by five Reverend Sisters from Italy. They were doing mostly deliveries and consultations at the time were just about twenty people. It was later recognised by the Government of Cameroon on the 13 th of June 1952 and given the registration number 224. On the 1 st of February 1954 there was the creation of what is known today as the School of Health Sciences attached to the hospital. The school today is training State Registered Nurses, Laboratory Technicians, State Registered Midwives and Nurse Assistants. In 2002, the capacity of the Saint Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital continued to increase as more services were added. A Diagnostic Cardiology Department was created in collaboration with two Italian Associations.The Italian Association...