Hospital type General Other links Hospitals in Uganda Number of beds 250 Care system Privately held company | Website Homepage Phone +256 772 425150 Founded 1965 | |
Location Kagando,
Kasese District,
Western Region,
Uganda Address Off Fort Portal-Mpondwe Road/Privatebag Kasese, Uganda Similar Kisiizi Hospital, Virika Hospital, Mengo Hospital, Rwenzori Mountains, Nsambya Hospital | ||
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Kagando Hospital, also known as Kagando Mission Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
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Location
The hospital is located in Kagando Village, in Kasese District, Rwenzururu sub-region, at the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains, and close to Queen Elizabeth National Park. Its location is approximately 117 kilometres (73 mi), by road, southwest of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. This is about 152 kilometres (94 mi), by road, northwest of Mbarara National Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Kagando Hospital are 0°03'47.0"N, 29°53'53.0"E (Latitude:0.063056; Longitude:29.898069).
Overview
Kagando Hospital is a rural community hospital, owned and administered by Kagando Rural Development Center (KARUDEC), a Christian Missionary NGO that also owns and manages Kagando School of Nursing and Midwifery and other community outreach programs in the area. KARUDEC is affiliated with the Church of Uganda. The hospital has 250 beds and averages about 20,000 annual outpatient visits and about 18,000 annual inpatient admissions. The professional staff includes: 2 surgeons, 2 physicians, one anesthesiologist, one physiotherapist and a number of nurses and midwives.
Every morning at 8 am in the KARUDEC Chapel, there is a service for all doctors, nurses, nursing students and medical students, in which the hospital patients and local issues are prayed for. After the church service, everyone goes to do their work. Kagando hospital is a favorite choice for medical students in the Ugandan medical schools and foreign medical students who may volunteer to spend their elective (part of their training which involves work overseas) at Kagando.
History
The hospital was established in 1965, by the African Inland Missionaries. In the beginning, it treated primarily patients afflicted with leprosy. Today, the specialty wards at the hospital include the following:
Community Outreach
In response to the needs of the community, the hospital established outreach programs, including the following:
The community in KARUDEC's service area is intimately involved in the NGO's activities. The people in the community are generally poor, with limited means and often with limited formal education. Despite the odds, KARUDEC is slowly making a positive impact.