Kagadi General Hospital

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Kagadi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
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Hospital staff during the Ebola outbreak in summer 2012
Kagadi General Hospital
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Geography
Location Kagadi, Kagadi District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°56′30″N30°48′32″E / 0.94167°N 30.80889°E / 0.94167; 30.80889 Coordinates: 00°56′30″N30°48′32″E / 0.94167°N 30.80889°E / 0.94167; 30.80889
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds100
History
Opened1969
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Kagadi General Hospital is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.

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Location

The hospital is on the Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road, in the town of Kagadi in Kagadi District, about 117 kilometres (73 mi) south-west 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 experienced an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. [4] [5] Like many hospitals in Uganda, the hospital faces challenges of understaffing, [6] poor pay, and late salary payments. [7]

See also

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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.
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