St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital

St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital, also Czech–Slovak–Ugandan Hospital, is a community hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. It is affiliated with the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau.[1]

St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
Geography
LocationBuikwe, Buikwe District, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°20′21″N 33°01′56″E
Organisation
Care systemCommunity Hospital
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds80
History
Opened2007 (2007)
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Buikwe, in Buikwe District, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Jinja.[2] This is approximately 78.5 kilometres (49 mi) east of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°20'21.0"N, 33°01'56.0"E (Latitude:0.339170; Longitude:33.032229).[4]

Overview

The hospital is a joint venture between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague in the Czech Republic and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi in Uganda.[5] The hospital opened in February 2007, following two years of construction. It has several departments including pediatrics, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology and maternity. It is majority funded by donations from the Czech Republic.[6][7] The hospital also serves as the teaching hospital for the Johnass International College of Health Sciences located in the town of Njeru.[8]

Hospital operations

As of December 2019, the hospital attended to 19,491 outpatients annually on average. There were 5,579 inpatient admissions annually, on average, with a bed occupancy ratio of 80 percent. St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital averaged 804 maternal deliveries every year with a caesarean section rate of 20.7 percent. At that time, patient user fees accounted for 11.5 percent of total hospital income, on average.[1]

See also

References
  1. Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (December 2019). "About St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital". Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  2. Google (11 November 2020). "Road Distance Between St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital And Jinja Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. Google (11 November 2020). "Road Distance Between St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. Google (11 November 2020). "Location of St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  5. Help For Hospitals In Uganda (2019). "Help For Hospitals In Uganda: St Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital". United Kingdom: Help For Hospitals In Uganda. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  6. Jan Richter (21 July 2008). "One On One: Jitka Škovránková, the head of a Czech hospital in Uganda". Prague: Radio Prague. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. PCCZ (19 November 2013). "Sponsor a Hospital Bed Program". Prague: Praha.charita.cz (PCCZ). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. JICHS (23 March 2015). "Students go for Practicum at St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital". Njeru, Uganda: Johnass International College of Health Sciences (JICHS). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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