Kyenjojo General Hospital, also Kyenjojo District Hospital, or Kyenjojo Government Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
| Kyenjojo General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kyenjojo, Kyenjojo District, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°37′01″N 30°38′15″E / 0.61694°N 30.63750°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
editThe hospital is off of the Mubende-Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo-Fort Portal Road, in the town of Kyenjojo in Kyenjojo District, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi), by road, east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[2]
This is about 98 kilometres (61 mi) west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of Kyenjojo Hospital are 0°37'01.0"N, 30°38'15.0"E (Latitude:0.616942; Longitude:30.637493).[4]
Overview
editPrior to attaining hospital status, Kyenjojo General Hospital was Kyenjojo Health Centre IV, the largest government health care facility in the district.[5] The hospital attends to the general population but sees a fair number of obstetric complications,[6] and a significant number of road accident victims.[7][8] The hospital is on the list of general hospitals earmarked for renovation and expansion.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Amanyire, Edison (19 August 2015). "Hospital beds abandoned at Kyenjojo". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ "Distance between Kyenjojo General Hospital In Kyenjojo And Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital In Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kyenjojo General Hospital In Kyenjojo, And Mubende Regional Referral Hospital In Mubende, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Kyenjojo General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Devex (22 May 2015). "Drilling Of Borehole, Pipe Works, Installation Of Water Tank And Stand At Kyenjojo Hospital". Devex.com (Devex). Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Justus Kafunjo Barageine; et al. (27 November 2014). "Risk Factors for Obstetric Fistula in Western Uganda: A Case Control Study". PLoS One. 9 (11): 11. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...9k2299B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112299. PMC 4234404. PMID 25401756.
- ^ Ainganyiza, Steven (26 June 2015). "3 Perish in Kyenjojo Link Bus Accident". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Amanyire, Edison (24 June 2016). "Three killed in Kyenjojo motor accident, scores injured". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ UMOH (January 2016). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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