Rushere Community Hospital

Rushere Community Hospital
Geography
Location
Rushere,
Kiruhura District,
Western Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Community Hospital
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 82
History
Founded 1992
Links
Website Homepage
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

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

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.

Coordinates: 00°29′24″S 30°23′06″E / 0.49000°S 30.38500°E / -0.49000; 30.38500

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