Kalisizo General Hospital | |
Org/Group: | Uganda Ministry of Health |
Region: | Rakai District |
State: | Central Region |
Country: | Uganda |
Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
Coordinates: | -0.5356°N 31.6228°W |
Healthcare: | Public |
Type: | General |
Emergency: | I |
Beds: | 120[1] |
Founded: | 2000 |
Wiki-Links: | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kalisizo General Hospital, also Kalisizo Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.[2]
The hospital is located in the town of Kalisizo, in Kyotera District, on the Masaka–Mutukula Road, about 30km (20miles) southwest of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of the hospital are:0°32'08.0"S, 31°37'22.0"E (Latitude:-0.535543; Longitude:31.622779).
Kalisizo General Hospital is government regional referral hospital with a bed capacity of 120.[1] The hospital treats many cases of malaria, particularly among children.[3] As with most government hospitals in the country,[4] Kalisizo hospital has challenges related to lack of appropriate medical equipment,[5] lack of blood,[6] and lack of appropriate medicines.[2]