Kyenjojo General Hospital

Kyenjojo General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location Kyenjojo, Kyenjojo District, Western Region, Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 2011
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kyenjojo General Hospital, also Kyenjojo District Hospital, or Kyenjojo Government Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is off of the Mubende-Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal Road, in the town of Kyenjojo in Kyenjojo District, approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi), by road, east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This is about 99 kilometres (62 mi) west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of Kyenjojo Hospital are 0°37'01.0"N, 30°38'15.0"E (Latitude:0.616942; Longitude:30.637493).[4]

Overview

Prior to attaining hospital status, Kyenjojo General Hospital was Kyenjojo Health Centre IV, the largest government health care facility in the district.[5] The hospital attends to the general population but sees a fair number of obstetric complications,[6] and a significant number of road accident victims.[7][8] The hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Amanyire, Edison (19 August 2015). "Hospital beds abandoned at Kyenjojo". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (25 June 2016). "Distance between Kyenjojo Local District Offices, Mubende-Fort Portal Road, Kyenjojo, Western Region, Uganda and Kabarole Referral Hospital (Buhinga), Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (25 June 2016). "Distance between Kyenjojo Local District Offices, Mubende-Fort Portal Road, Kyenjojo, Western Region, Uganda and Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Mubende District, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (25 June 2016). "Location of Kyenjojo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Devex (22 May 2015). "Drilling Of Borehole, Pipe Works, Installation Of Water Tank And Stand At Kyenjojo Hospital". Devex.com (Devex). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Justus Kafunjo Barageine; et al. (27 November 2014). "Risk Factors for Obstetric Fistula in Western Uganda: A Case Control Study". PLoS One. 9: 11. PMC 4234404 Freely accessible. PMID 25401756. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112299.
  7. ↑ Ainganyiza, Steven (26 June 2015). "3 Perish in Kyenjojo Link Bus Accident". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. ↑ Amanyire, Edison (24 June 2016). "Three killed in Kyenjojo motor accident, scores injured". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. ↑ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 25 June 2016.

Coordinates: 00°37′01″N 30°38′15″E / 0.61694°N 30.63750°E / 0.61694; 30.63750

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