Kiboga General Hospital

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Kiboga General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Kiboga General Hospital
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Geography
Location
Kiboga,
Kiboga District,
Central Region,
Uganda
Coordinates 00°54′43″N31°46′35″E / 0.91194°N 31.77639°E / 0.91194; 31.77639 Coordinates: 00°54′43″N31°46′35″E / 0.91194°N 31.77639°E / 0.91194; 31.77639
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds210
History
Opened1960
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Kiboga General Hospital, also Kiboga Hospital, Kiboga Main Hospital or Kiboga District Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. [1]

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Location

The hospital is located on the Kampala–Hoima Road, in the central business district of the town of Kiboga, about 79 kilometres (49 mi) southeast of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Hoima. [2]

This is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. [3] The coordinates of Kiboga General Hospital are:0°54'43.0"N, 31°46'35.0"E (Latitude:0.911937; Longitude:31.776378). [4]

Overview

Kiboga Hospital first opened at a different location in the town, as a dispensary and maternity unit in 1960. Following lobbying by the area member of parliament, construction began at the present suite for a fully fledged hospital in the late 1960s. The present hospital complex was commissioned in 1973. The hospital serves parts of the following districts: Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Kibaale, Nakaseke, Mubende, and Hoima [1] The hospital, whose bed capacity is 210, [1] is severely understaffed, underfunded and operates with old antiquated equipment. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 UMOH (13 May 2016). "Profile of Kiboga General Hospital" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. Google (1 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Kiboga General Hospital And Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. Google (1 November 2020). "Distance Between Kiboga General Hospital, Kiboga, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. Google (1 November 2020). "Location of Kiboga General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. Kiva, Nelson (9 July 2010). "Kiboga Hospital, Health Centers Severely Understaffed". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network . Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. Vision Reporter (13 May 2012). "Kiboga hospital relies on rain for water, PM intervenes". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.