Kapchorwa General Hospital

Kapchorwa General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Kapchorwa,
Kapchorwa District,
Eastern Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 150
History
Founded 1962
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kapchorwa General Hospital, also Kapchorwa Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kapchorwa, in Kapchorwa District, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) northeast of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[1] The coordinates of the hospital are 01°23'55.0"N, 34°26'50.0"E (Latitude:1.389625; Longitude:34.447207).[2]

Overview

Kapchorwa General Hospital was established in 1962. It has a bed capacity of 150.[3] The hospital is congested and understaffed.[4]

In 2015, the Government of Uganda began partial rehabilitation of the hospital, beginning with:[3]

  • Renovation of the operating theatre (operating room)
  • Procurement of new operating table
  • Procurement of new theatre operating lamp
  • Reconstruction of the TB ward
  • Renovation of the maternity ward
  • Rehabilitation of the drainage system
  • Installation of solar panels on the operating theatre
  • Installation of solar panels on maternity ward
  • Installation of solar panels on children’s ward.

That same year, competitive bidding was advertised for the construction of new staff houses at Kapchorwa General Hospital.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (25 May 2016). "Distance between Kapchorwa Hospital, Kapchorwa, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Google (25 May 2016). "Location of Kapachorwa General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Mwesigye, Shifa (25 May 2011). "Bleak picture of Kapchorwa's maternal health". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ↑ TMN (16 October 2015). "Ministry of Health - Construction of Staff Houses At Kapchorwa General Hospital". Kampala: Tendermarket.net (TMN). Retrieved 25 May 2016.

Coordinates: 01°23′55″N 34°26′50″E / 1.39861°N 34.44722°E / 1.39861; 34.44722

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