Kagadi General Hospital

Kagadi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Kagadi,
Kibaale District,
Western Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 1969
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kagadi General Hospital, also, Kagadi Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located on the Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road, in the town of Kagadi, in Kibaale District, about 117 kilometres (73 mi) southwest of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 94 kilometres (58 mi) west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°56'30.0"N, 30°48'32.0"E (Latitude:0.941661; Longitude:30.808889).[3]

Overview

Kagadi General Hospital was built and is owned by the government of Uganda. In July 2012, the hospital was the epicenter of an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.[4][5] Like many hospitals n Uganda, the hosital faces challenges of understaffing,[6] poor pay and late salary payments.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (14 May 2016). "Distance between Kagadi Hospital, Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda and Hoima Referral Hospital, Hoima, Western Region, Uganda". Globefed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (14 May 2016). "Distance between Kagadi Hospital, Kagadi, Western Region, Uganda and Mubende Hospital, Mubende, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (14 May 2016). "Location of Kagadi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Clar Ni Chonghaile (29 July 2012). "Uganda Ebola outbreak: patients flee hospital amid contagion fears". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Ismael Kasooha, and Luke Kagiri (31 July 2012). "19 New Ebola cases reported at Kagadi Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Tumusiime, Ronald (20 February 2007). "Kagadi Hospital Mortuary Attendant Post Unfilled for Three Years". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Musinguzi (27 March 2016). "Causal workers at Kagadi hospital, Kibale on sit down strike". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2016.

Coordinates: 00°56′30″N 30°48′32″E / 0.94167°N 30.80889°E / 0.94167; 30.80889

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