Makerere University Hospital
Makerere University Hospital, is a private community hospital, in Kampala, in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]
| Makerere University Hospital | |
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| Makerere University | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Makerere Hill, Kampala District, Central Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°19′40″N 32°34′15″E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | Makerere University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 32 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Links | |
| Website | hospital |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
The hospital is located on Makerere Hill, off of Gaddafi Road, in Kampala Central Division, about 2.5 kilometres (2 mi), southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Makerere University Hospital are 0°19'40.0"N, 32°34'15.0"E (Latitude:0.327771; Longitude:32.570843).[3]
Overview
The 32-bed hospital serves both outpatients and inpatients. It caters to both university staff and students, but inpatients are restricted to students only.[4]
Services offered include the following:[5]
1. Dental cleaning, polishing, filling, scaling and extraction
2. X-ray services
3. Laboratory analysis of blood, stool and urine
4. Family planning services including contraceptive services
5. Immunizations for children and university students
6. An in-house pharmacy stocks most essential drugs and
Departments
The hospital also has the following departments:
History
Prior to 1972, the university maintained a health post known as Makerere University Students Health Service or Sick Bay at the current location of Makerere University Police Post. In 1972, when Idi Amin expelled the Ugandan Asians, the university acquired the premises formerly known as Nile Nursing Home. The university Sick Bay relocated to the new premises. On 16 February 1978, President Idi Amin visited the Sick Bay and he crowned it the Hospital status; thus the name Makerere University Hospital. As of October 2020, the hospital had inpatient capacity of 32 beds.[5][7]
See also
References
- EAHealth Organization (October 2020). "About Makerere University Hospital". Bujumbura, Burundi: EAHealth Organization. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Google (25 October 2020). "Distance between Makerere University Hospital, Gaddafi Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Google (25 October 2020). "Location of Makerere University Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Davidson Ndyabahika (6 December 2015). "Makerere University Hospital Dilemma: Patients go hungry". Kampala: Katanga Thoughts. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- Makerere University (25 October 2020). "Makerere University Hospital: About the Hospital". Kampala: Makerere University. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- {{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/makerere-university-hospital-to-start-covid-19-testing/ |title=Makerere University hospital to start COVID-19 testing |newspaper=[[The Independent {Uganda)]] |date=21 April 2020 |author=The Independent | access-date=25 October 2020 |location=Kampala}}
- Infotrade Uganda (25 October 2020). "Makerere University Health Services: Who We Are". Kampala: Infotradeuganda.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
