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Coordinates: 00°3723S 30°3850E / 0.62306°S 30.64722°E / -0.62306; 30.64722
 

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Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
Map
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital is located in Uganda
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital

Geography
LocationMbarara, Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°37′23S 30°38′50E / 0.62306°S 30.64722°E / -0.62306; 30.64722
Organisation
Care systemPrivate, Non-profit
TypePediatric Hospital
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened2009
Links
WebsiteHomepage
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (HICH), is a pediatric general hospital in the Western RegionofUganda. Founded in 2009,[1] it is the second entirely pediatric hospital in the country, the other being CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU), located in Mbale, in Eastern Uganda, which was founded in 2000.[2]

Location[edit]

HICH is located in the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi), west of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the Western Region of Uganda, and the nearest regional referral hospital.[3]

This location is approximately 272 kilometres (169 mi), by road southwest of Mulago National Referral HospitalinKampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4]

Overview[edit]

The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following:[1] 1. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara 2. Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau 3. The University of San Diego School of Nursing & Health Sciences 4. The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine 5. The Children's Hospital Oakland 6. The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego 7. California State University, Northridge 8. Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego 9. Private Businesspeople and Entrepreneurs 10. Donors and Volunteers worldwide.[1]

Operation[edit]

Holy Innocents Children's Hospital is a mender of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. As of October 2020, the bed capacity was 55 beds. Annual outpatient visits were 20,468, with 3,922 annual admissions. Patient user fees accounted for 45.3 percent of the total hospital annual income.[5][6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (October 2020). "About Holy Innocents Children's Hospital: A Tribute to Tom Thomas, Founder of Holy Innocents Children's Hospital Uganda, Inc". Holy Innocents Children's Hospital. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  • ^ CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (23 October 2020). "About CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda". Mbale, Uganda: CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  • ^ Google (23 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  • ^ Google (23 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mulago National Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  • ^ Kakinda, Annet (2005). "User fees in private non-for-profit hospitals in Uganda: a survey and intervention for equity". International Journal for Equity in Health. 4 (1): 6. doi:10.1186/1475-9276-4-6. PMC 1142334. PMID 15871744.
  • ^ Lagarde, Mylene (2008). "The impact of user fees on health service utilization in low- and middle-income countries: how strong is the evidence?". World Health Organization.[dead link]


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