Kabale Hospital
Kabale Regional Referral Hospital | |
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Uganda Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Kabale, ![]() |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Hospital type | General and Teaching |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 200 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda |
Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Kabale Hospital is a hospital in the town of Kabale, in Kabale District, in southwestern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro and Rukungiri. It is proposed that the hospital will become the teaching hospital of Kabale University once its medical school is established.[1]
Location
Kabale Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kabale, approximately 405 kilometres (252 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital are:1°15'04.0"S, 29°59'21.0"E (Latitude:-1.251111; Longitude:29.989167).[3]
Overview
Kabale Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda.[4][5] The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen (15) Internship Hospitals in Uganda where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants.[6] The bed capacity of Kabale Hospital is quoted as 200, although many more admissions are made, with the excess sleeping on the floor.[7]
See also
References
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