Kilembe Mines Hospital

Kilembe Mines Hospital, is a community hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Kilembe Mines Hospital
Kilembe Mines
Uganda Ministry of Health
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese
Geography
Location
Kilembe,
Kasese District,
Western Region,
Uganda
Coordinates00°12′14″N 30°00′37″E
Organisation
Care systemCommunity Hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds200
History
Opened1951
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in the community of Kilembe, on the campus of Kilembe Mines, in Kasese District, about 86 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of Kilembe Mines Hospital are:0°12'14.0"N, 30°00'37.0"E (Latitude:0.203885; Longitude:30.010271).[4]

Overview

The hospital, being located on the banks of River Nyamwamba, is prone to flooding; having flooded in May 2013, in May 2014 and in July 2015.[5][6][7]

Hospital profile

The hospital was established in 1951 to serve the staff of Kilembe Mines. It also caters for the hospital needs of the Kilembe community. The three major benefactors of Kilembe Mines Hospital are (a) the Government of Uganda (b) Kilembe Mines Limited and (c) the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese. It as capacity of 200 beds.[8]

See also

References
  1. KMH (3 April 2013). "About Kilembe Mines Hospital". Kilembe: Kilembe Mines Hospital (KMH). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. Google (26 October 2020). "Distance between Kilembe Mines Hospital, Kilembe, Western Region, Uganda and Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. Google (26 October 2020). "Road Distance between Kilembe Mines Hospital, Kilembe, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. Google (12 May 2016). "Location of Kilembe Mines Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. John Thawite and Taddeo Bwambale (9 May 2014). "Five perish as fresh floods hit Kasese". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. Ronald Kule (14 May 2014). "Kasese Floods; Kilembe Mines Hospital Re-opened". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  7. Thembo Kahungu (1 July 2015). "Floods Disrupt Service Delivery at Kilembe Mines Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. Kilembe Mines (October 2020). "Profile of Kilembe Mines Hospital". Kilembe, Uganda: Kilembe Mines Limited. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.