Kyenjojo General Hospital

Kyenjojo General Hospital, also Kyenjojo District Hospital, or Kyenjojo Government Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Kyenjojo General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
LocationKyenjojo, Kyenjojo District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°37′01″N 30°38′15″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened2011
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is off of the Mubende-Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal Road, in the town of Kyenjojo in Kyenjojo District, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road, east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[2]

This is about 98 kilometres (61 mi) west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of Kyenjojo Hospital are 0°37'01.0"N, 30°38'15.0"E (Latitude:0.616942; Longitude:30.637493).[4]

Overview

Prior to attaining hospital status, Kyenjojo General Hospital was Kyenjojo Health Centre IV, the largest government health care facility in the district.[5] The hospital attends to the general population but sees a fair number of obstetric complications,[6] and a significant number of road accident victims.[7][8] The hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[9]

See also

References
  1. Amanyire, Edison (19 August 2015). "Hospital beds abandoned at Kyenjojo". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. Google (17 October 2020). "Distance between Kyenjojo General Hospital In Kyenjojo And Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital In Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Google (17 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Kyenjojo General Hospital In Kyenjojo, And Mubende Regional Referral Hospital In Mubende, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. Google (25 June 2016). "Location of Kyenjojo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. Devex (22 May 2015). "Drilling Of Borehole, Pipe Works, Installation Of Water Tank And Stand At Kyenjojo Hospital". Devex.com (Devex). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  6. Justus Kafunjo Barageine; et al. (27 November 2014). "Risk Factors for Obstetric Fistula in Western Uganda: A Case Control Study". PLoS One. 9: 11. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112299. PMC 4234404. PMID 25401756.
  7. Ainganyiza, Steven (26 June 2015). "3 Perish in Kyenjojo Link Bus Accident". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  8. Amanyire, Edison (24 June 2016). "Three killed in Kyenjojo motor accident, scores injured". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  9. UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.