Kalisizo General Hospital

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Kalisizo General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Kalisizo General Hospital
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Geography
Location
Kalisizo,
Rakai District,
Central Region,
Uganda
Coordinates 00°32′08″S31°37′22″E / 0.53556°S 31.62278°E / -0.53556; 31.62278 Coordinates: 00°32′08″S31°37′22″E / 0.53556°S 31.62278°E / -0.53556; 31.62278
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds120 [1]
History
Opened2000
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kalisizo General Hospital, also Kalisizo Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. [2]

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Location

The hospital is located in the town of Kalisizo, in Kyotera District, on the Masaka–Mutukula Road, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. [3] The coordinates of the hospital are:0°32'08.0"S, 31°37'22.0"E (Latitude:-0.535543; Longitude:31.622779). [4]

Overview

Kalisizo General Hospital is government regional referral hospital with a bed capacity of 120. [1] The hospital treats many cases of malaria, particularly among children. [5] As with most government hospitals in the country, [6] Kalisizo hospital has challenges related to lack of appropriate medical equipment, [7] lack of blood, [8] and lack of appropriate medicines. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Healthcare Volunteer (2005). "HealthCare Volunteer: Uganda - Kalisizo General Hospital". Healthcarevolunteer.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Chris Kiwawulo (24 August 2011). "Kalisizo Hospital in sorry state". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. Google (1 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Kalisizo General Hospital And Masaka Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. Google (1 November 2020). "Location of Kalisizo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. Valerian L. Kiggundu; et al. (17 December 2013). "High Prevalence of Malaria Parasitemia and Anemia among Hospitalized Children in Rakai, Uganda". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e82455. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...882455K. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082455 . PMC   3866122 . PMID   24358185.
  6. Talemwa, Moses (20 October 2013). "With no doctors or supplies, Uganda hospitals are ailing". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. Bindhe, Edward (4 November 2011). "Rakai and Kalisizo Hospitals Grapple with Lack of Key Medical Equipment". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. Bindhe, Edward (30 July 2011). "Blood Crisis at Kalisizo Hospital leaves Four Dead, Scores Stranded". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 13 May 2016.