Angal Hospital

Saint Luke's Hospital, Angal, commonly known as Angal Hospital , is a private, community hospital in Angal Village, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda.[1]

Angal Hospital
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
Geography
Location	Angal Village, Nyaravur sub-county, Nebbi District, Northern Region, Uganda
Coordinates	02°24′33″N 31°11′36″E
Organisation
Care system	Private
Type	Community
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	260
History
Opened	1940
Links
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in Angal Village, Pamora Parish, Nyaravur sub-county, Padyere County, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda. This location lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, south of Nyaravur, on the road to Parombo.[2] Angal is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi), by road, southeast of Nebbi, where the district headquarters are located.[3] The geographical coordinates of Angal Hospital are: 02°24'33.0"N, 31°11'36.0"E (Latitude:2.409167; Longitude:31.193333).[4]

Overview

Angal Hospital is a private, non-profit, community hospital owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nebbi. It is accredited to the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, and it is administered by the Comboni Missionaries, a religious congregation. The hospital serves patients from within Nebbi District and from the neighboring districts of Arua and Zombo. Some of the patients come from the neighboring countries of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hospital has a bed capacity of 260. It employs 153 full-time medical and support staff, as of January 2009.[5]

History

St. Luke's Hospital, Angal was founded in the early 1940s by the Comboni Missionaries, as a maternity center. In the early 1950s, the center was upgraded to a dispensary. In 1959, the facility was granted full hospital privileges. It attained the status of a rural hospital on 13 May 1959.[5]

Hospital operations

The hospital depends on donations and subsidies from the Ugandan government in order to meet its financial obligations. A small fee is charged for patient services, but no one is turned away because of inability to pay. During the financial year 2007/2008, the hospital's total expenses were Uganda shillings:1,305,503,208 (Approx. US$524,914). Only 8.1% of the total, was recovered from patient user fees. The hospital expenses that same year broke down as follows:[5]

Angal Hospital Expenses:Financial Year 2007/2008

Rank	Name of Owner	Percentage Ownership
1	Staff Employment Expenses	52.0
2	Medical Goods & Supplies	31.5
3	Transportation	8.0
4	Administrative Costs	5.0
5	Capital Development	3.0
6	Other Expenses	0.5
	Total	100.00

See also

• List of hospitals in Uganda
• Nebbi District

References

1. Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (21 October 2020). "Angal, St. Luke's Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. Google (21 October 2020). "Distance Between Nyaravu Trading Centre And St Luke's Hospital Angal" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
3. Google (21 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Nebbi Town And Angal Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. Google (21 October 2020). "Location of Angal Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. Angal Hospital (January 2009). "About Angal Hospital". Angal Hospital. Retrieved 21 October 2020.

External links

• Angal Hospital Official Website