Care system Community Hospital Emergency department I Founded 1958 | Hospital type General and Specialist Website Homepage Number of beds 250 | |
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Kisiizi hospital uganda 1 introduction
Kisiizi Hospital, is a hospital in the town of Kisiizi, in Rukungiri District, southwestern Uganda approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi), by road, south of Rukungiri, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi), by road, north of Kabale, the largest city in the sub-region.
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Kisiizi hospital
Overview
Kisiizi Hospital is a community hospital, founded by Dr John Sharp a missionary doctor in 1958 and later taken over by the Church of Uganda, under the North Kigezi Diocese of the Church. It is one of the 55 Non-Government Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital was established in 1958 and has operated continuously from the day it was founded. It is a Private not-for-profit institution. The bed capacity of Kisiizi Hospital is 250 plus 10 cots/incubators in the Special Care Baby Unit.
The hospital is a fee-paying hospital, although no one is turned away due to inability to pay. The fees collected from the patients cover only about 40% of the total hospital expenses. To supplement that income, the hospital operates several other businesses whose revenue augments the hospital's financial and social responsibilities. The hospital also receives charitable contributions from supporters within Uganda and from overseas. The hospital's other activities include:
Births at Kisiizi Hospital
Some of the prominent people who were born at Kisiizi Hospital include :