Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (HICH), is a pediatric general hospital in the Western Region in Uganda. Founded in 2009, it is the second pediatric hospital in the country, the other being CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU), located in Mbale, in Eastern Uganda, which was founded in 2000.[2]
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| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara | |
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| Location | Mbarara, Mbarara District, Western Region,  |
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| Care system | Private, Non-profit |
| Type | Pediatric Hospital |
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| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009[1] |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
HICH is located in the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi), by road southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital city and largest metropolitan area.[3]
Overview
The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following: [4]
- The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
- Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
- The University of San Diego School of Nursing & Health Sciences
- The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- The Children's Hospital Oakland
- The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
- California State University, Northridge
- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
- Private Businesspeople and Entrepreneurs
- Donors and Volunteers worldwide
External links
See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
- Hospitals in Uganda
References
- HICH Founded 2009
- "CCHU Was Founded in 2000". Archived from the original on 4 June 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- Distance Between Kampala and Mbarara with Map
- "The Stakeholders in HICH". Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
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