Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido
Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido | |
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Level I trauma center | |
Beds | 100 |
History | |
Opened | 1936 |
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Lists | Hospitals in Uganda |
Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido is a hospital in Lwala Village, in Kaberamaido District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is a private, community hospital, serving the district of Kaberamaido and surrounding communities.[2]
Location
The hospital is located in Otuboi sub-county, in Kaberamaido District, off of the
Overview
Lwala Hospital is a
Among the challenges that Lwala Hospital faces are the following: 1. Dilapidated infrastructure, insufficient and overworked personnel, insufficient medical supplies, demoralized staff and low remunerations, among other challenges.[5] 2. The hospital lies in the Teso sub-region, which together with the neighboring Lango sub-region are endemic areas for Human African Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, a vector-borne parasitic infection that is transmitted between humans, domestic and some wild animals.[6]
Hospital operations
The hospital started as a sub-hospital health unit in 1936. In 1992, it received regulatory approval to operate as a hospital. As of December 2019, the hospital attended to 6,000 outpatients annually, on average. At that time, it admitted 3,553 inpatients, annually on average, with a bed occupancy ratio of 56.3 percent. There were 573 maternal deliveries every year on average, with a caesarian section ratio of 16.7 percent. At that time, patient user fees accounted for approximately 38.3 percent of total annual hospital income.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Google (30 November 2020). "Location of Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (9 December 2019). "About Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido". Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Google (30 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Google (30 November 2020). "Road Distance Between Lwala Hospital Kaberamaido And Lira Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Simon Naulele (26 April 2010). "Kaberamaido Mothers Shun Hospitals". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- doi:10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.4.12632 (inactive 31 January 2024). Retrieved 30 November 2020.)
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External links
- Kaberamaido policeman fatally shoots wife As of 15 August 2016.