Care system Community Hospital Emergency department I Other links Hospitals in Uganda Number of beds 82 | Hospital type General Website Homepage Date founded 1992 | |
Location Rushere,
Kiruhura District,
Western Region,
Uganda | ||
Rushere Community Hospital, is a community hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
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Location
The hospital is located in the town of Rushere in Nyabushozi County, in Kiruhura District, about 67 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Rushere Community Hospital are: 0°12'42.1"S, 30°49'16.0"E (Latitude:-0.211682; Longitude:30.821102).
History
Rushere Hospital was established in 1992, out of a clinic that was founded in 1988. As of May 2016, the hospital had 52 members of staff and a bed capacity of 82. It is managed by the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, since 1998. In 2005, it was designated as a district hospital for Kiruhura District.
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