Kuluva Hospital | |
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Church of Uganda Medical Bureau | |
Geography | |
Location | Arua, Arua District, Northern Region, Uganda |
Coordinates | 02°56′48″N30°55′57″E / 2.94667°N 30.93250°E Coordinates: 02°56′48″N30°55′57″E / 2.94667°N 30.93250°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Type | General |
Services | |
Beds | 200 |
History | |
Opened | 1902 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kuluva Hospital, is a private, non-profit, community hospital in Uganda. [1]
The hospital is located in the village of Kuluva, a suburb of the city of Arua, in Arua District, West Nile sub-region, in Northern Uganda. Kuluva is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, south of Arua's central business district, along the Arua-Pakwach Road. [2] This location lies approximately 241 kilometres (150 mi), by road, west of Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda. [3] The geographical coordinates of Kuluva Hospital are: 02°56'48.0"N, 30°55'57.0"E (Latitude:2.946667; Longitude:30.932500). [4]
Kuluva Hospital is a non-profit, private, community hospital owned and administered by the Church of Uganda. A small fee is charged for medical services provided, although no one is turned away for lack of payment. The hospital is a member of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau. [5]
Available literature suggests that it was founded in the early 20th century (circa 1902). In addition to serving patients from communities in the West Nile sub-region of Uganda, a significant percentage of the hospital patients come from the neighboring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. The hospital has a bed capacity of 200, with several well-established departments including: [6]
1. Outpatients Department 2. Pediatrics Department 3. Internal Medicine Department 4. Surgery Department 5. Obstetrics & Gynecology Department and 6. Nutritional Education & Rehabilitation Department.
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