Kisubi Hospital

Our Lady of Consolata Kisubi Hospital, also Our Lady of Consolation Kisubi Hospital, commonly referred to as Kisubi Hospital, is a private, non-profit, community hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. The hospital is in the neighborhood of Kisubi in Wakiso District. This is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi), by road, south-west of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[1] The coordinates of Kisubi Hospital are 00°07′20″N 32°32′13″E.[2]

Kisubi Hospital
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
Geography
LocationKisubi, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°07′20″N 32°32′13″E
Organisation
Care systemPrivate
TypeCommunity
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds110
History
Opened1904
Links
WebsiteHomepage
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Overview

The hospital is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala and administered by the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. It has a bed capacity of 110. The hospital serves a peri-urban population in southern Busiro and Kyaddondo Counties. The hospital offers specialized services including emergency department, outpatients department, general surgery, urology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, internal medicine, maternity services, pediatrics, and otolaryngology. It has three operating rooms and a four-bed intensive care unit.[3][4]

History

In 1904, the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa established a health centre at Kisubi to help those suffering from sleeping sickness, which was prevalent in the area at that time. Over the next 110 years, the facility has expanded into a fully fledged hospital, with 110 beds.[3] On four occasions, before March 2010, the hospital conducted free surgeries to patients who could not afford the cost.[5]

In 2019 the hospital opened a new heart treatment centre, capable of performing a cardiac catheterization procedure. This cath-lab is one of the only two such labs in Uganda, as of January 2020. The other cardiac catheterization laboratory in the county is located at the Uganda Heart Institute in Mulago Hospital Complex, in Kampala.[6]

See also

References
  1. Google (12 July 2020). "Road Distance Between Kampala and Kisubi Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Google (12 July 2020). "Location of Kisubi Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Ainebyona, Emmanuel (20 April 2015). "Kisubi Hospital Set To Start Specialised Surgeries". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. KH (2013). "Kisubi Hospital: Who We Are". Kisubi Hospital (KH). Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. New Vision (8 January 2010). "Kisubi Hospital For Free Surgery". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. The Independent (10 February 2020). "Saved by Kisubi Hospital". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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