Holy Family Hospital Nyapea

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Holy Family Hospital Nyapea
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
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Geography
Location Nyapea, Zombo District, Northern Region, Uganda
Coordinates 02°27′44″N30°57′02″E / 2.46222°N 30.95056°E / 2.46222; 30.95056 Coordinates: 02°27′44″N30°57′02″E / 2.46222°N 30.95056°E / 2.46222; 30.95056
Organisation
Type Community
Services
Emergency department I
Beds137
History
Opened1985;35 years ago (1985)
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Holy Family Hospital Nyapea, commonly referred to as Nyapea Hospital, is a faith-based community hospital in Nyapea, Zombo District, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is a private, non-profit, hospital, serving the town of Nyapea and surrounding areas of West Nile sub-region. [1]

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Location

The hospital is located in the town of Nyapea, off of the Pakwach–Arua Road. This location is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), by road, south of Arua Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Arua. [2]

Nyapea Hospital, is approximately 203 kilometres (126 mi), by road, southwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda. [3] The hospital is about 10 kilometres (6 mi), by road, southeast of the town of Zombo, where the district headquarters are located. [4] The geographical coordinates of Nyapea Hospital are: 02°27'44.0"N, 30°57'02.0"E (Latitude:02.462222; Longitude:30.950556). [5]

Overview

Nyapea Hospital is a rural faith-based, non-profit community hospital, affiliated with the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Established in 1985, the hospital has a bed capacity of 137. Holy Family Hospital Nyapea averaged 16,106 outpatient visits annually, as of December 2019. At that time, the hospital averaged 5,662 inpatient admissions, annually, with a bed occupancy ratio of 34.8 percent. An average of 1,194 maternal deliveries were attended to annually, with a caesarian section rate of 47.6 percent. [1] This high rate of caesarian births is attributed to the short stature of the mothers and the associated narrow pelvises that they have. [6]

Patient user-fees amount to approximately 22.5 percent of total hospital annual income, on average. [1] The hospital faces two major challenges; one being unreliable electricity supply and the other being lack of adequate potable water supply. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (9 December 2019). "Profile of Nyapea Hospital". Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Google (26 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Holy Family Hospital Nyapea And Arua Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (26 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Holy Family Hospital Nyapea And Gulu Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (26 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Nyapea Hospital And Zombo District Headquarters" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Google (26 November 2020). "Location of Holy Family Hospital Nyapea" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 BBM Austria (2016). "About Holy Family Hospital Nyapea". Stadl-Paura, Austria: BBM Austria. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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