Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido

Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido is a hospital in Lwala Village, in Kaberamaido District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is a private, community hospital, serving the district of Kaberamaido and surrounding communities.[2]

Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido
Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti
Geography
LocationLwala Village, Kaberamaido District Eastern Region, Uganda
Coordinates01°51′33″N 33°16′42″E[1]
Organisation
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeCommunity
Religious affiliationCatholic church
Services
StandardsUganda Catholic Medical Bureau standards
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds100
History
Opened1936
Links
ListsHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in Otuboi sub-county, in Kaberamaido District, off of the Soroti–Dokolo–Lira Road, approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi), northwest of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Soroti.[3] Lwala Hospital is located about 72 kilometres (45 mi), by road, southeast of Lira Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Lira.[4]

Overview

Lwala Hospital is a private, non-profit, community hospital owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Soroti and is accredited by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. The original planned capacity was 100 in-patient beds.[2]

Among the challenges that Lwala Hospital faces are the following: 1. Dilapidated infrastructure, insufficient and overworked personnel, insufficient medical supplies, demoralized staff and low remunerations, among other challenges.[5] 2. The hospital lies in the Teso sub-region, which together with the neighboring Lango sub-region are endemic areas for Human African Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, a vector-borne parasitic infection that is transmitted between humans, domestic and some wild animals.[6]

Hospital operations

The hospital started as a sub-hospital health unit in 1936. In 1992, it received regulatory approval to operate as a hospital. As of December 2019, the hospital attended to 6,000 outpatients annually, on average. At that time, it admitted 3,553 inpatients, annually on average, with a bed occupancy ratio of 56.3 percent. There were 573 maternal deliveries every year on average, with a caesarian section ratio of 16.7 percent. At that time, patient user fees accounted for approximately 38.3 percent of total annual hospital income.[2]

See also

References
  1. Google (30 November 2020). "Location of Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (9 December 2019). "About Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido". Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. Google (30 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. Google (30 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido And Lira Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. Simon Naulele (26 April 2010). "Kaberamaido Mothers Shun Hospitals". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. Herbert Mukiibi; et al. (26 August 2017). "Evaluation of a Stamp Out Sleeping Sickness campaign in Uganda to control human African Trypanosomiasis (2004 - 2009)". Pan African Medical Journal. doi:10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.4.12632. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
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