Kagadi General Hospital

Hospital in Western Region, Uganda

00°56′30″N 30°48′32″E / 0.94167°N 30.80889°E / 0.94167; 30.80889OrganisationCare systemPublicTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentIBeds100HistoryOpened1969LinksOther linksHospitals in Uganda

Kagadi General Hospital is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is on the Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road, in the town of Kagadi in Kagadi District, about 93 kilometres (58 mi) south-west of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.^[1]

This is about 104 kilometres (65 mi) northwest of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.^[2] The geographical coordinates of Kagadi General Hospital are 0°56'30.0"N, 30°48'32.0"E (Latitude:0.941661; Longitude:30.808889).^[3]

Overview

Kagadi General Hospital was built and is owned by the government of Uganda. In July 2012, the hospital experienced an outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.^[4]^[5] Like many hospitals in Uganda, the hospital faces challenges of understaffing,^[6] poor pay, and late salary payments.^[7]

References

^ "Road Distance Between Kagadi General Hospital And Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Road Distance Between Kagadi General Hospital and Mubende Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Location of Kagadi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Clar Ni Chonghaile (29 July 2012). "Uganda Ebola outbreak: patients flee hospital amid contagion fears". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Ismael Kasooha, and Luke Kagiri (31 July 2012). "19 New Ebola cases reported at Kagadi Hospital". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Tumusiime, Ronald (20 February 2007). "Kagadi Hospital Mortuary Attendant Post Unfilled for Three Years". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
^ Musinguzi (27 March 2016). "Causal workers at Kagadi hospital, Kibale on sit down strike". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 14 May 2016.