Kapchorwa General Hospital
Kapchorwa General Hospital, also Kapchorwa Hospital, is a hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Kapchorwa General Hospital | |
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Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kapchorwa, Kapchorwa District, Eastern Region, Uganda |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 150 |
History | |
Opened | 1962 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in 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
- 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.
- Google (25 May 2016). "Location of Kapachorwa General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- Mwesigye, Shifa (25 May 2011). "Bleak picture of Kapchorwa's maternal health". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- TMN (16 October 2015). "Ministry of Health - Construction of Staff Houses At Kapchorwa General Hospital". Kampala: Tendermarket.net (TMN). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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