Rushere Community Hospital

Rushere Community Hospital, is a community hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Rushere Community Hospital
Geography
Location
Rushere,
Kiruhura District,
Western Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care systemCommunity Hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds82
History
Opened1992
Links
WebsiteHomepage
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Rushere in Nyabushozi County, in Kiruhura District, about 67 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Rushere Community Hospital are: 0°12'42.1"S, 30°49'16.0"E (Latitude:-0.211682; Longitude:30.821102).[3]

History

Rushere Hospital was established in 1992, out of a clinic that was founded in 1988. As of May 2016, the hospital had 52 members of staff and a bed capacity of 82. It is managed by the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, since 1998. In 2005, it was designated as a district hospital for Kiruhura District.[4]

See also

References
  1. Pkahill (2013). "Rushere Community Healthcare Hospital". Ugo.co.ug. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. GFC (19 May 2016). "Distance between Rushere Community Hospital, Nyabushozi, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. Google (19 May 2016). "Location of Rushere Community Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. RCH (19 May 2016). "How Rushere Community Hospital has developed". Rushere Community Hospital (RCH). Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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