Makerere University Hospital Explained

Makerere University Hospital should not be confused with Makerere University Teaching Hospital.

Makerere University Hospital
Org/Group:Makerere University
Location:Makerere Hill
Region:Kampala District, Central Region
Country:Uganda
Pushpin Map:Uganda Kampala
Coordinates:0.3278°N 32.5708°W
Healthcare:Private
Type:Community
Emergency:I
Affiliation:Makerere University
Beds:32
Founded:1978
Wiki-Links:Hospitals in Uganda

Makerere University Hospital, is a private community hospital, in Kampala, in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is located on Makerere Hill, Bativa Road, off of Gaddafi Road, in Kampala Central Division, about 2.5km (01.6miles), southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Makerere University Hospital are 0°19'40.0"N, 32°34'15.0"E (Latitude:0.327771; Longitude:32.570843).

Overview

The 32-bed hospital serves both outpatients and inpatients. It caters to Makerere University staff and students, and the community around.[2]

Departments

The hospital also has the following departments:

1. Clinical Medicine

2. Imaging Department

3. Laboratory Department

4. Optometry Department

5. Nursing Department

6. Medical Records Department

7. Ambulance & Evacuation

8. Dental School & Hospital

History

Prior to 1972, the university maintained a health post known as Makerere University Students Health Service or Sick Bay at the current location of Makerere University Police Post. In 1972, when Idi Amin expelled the Ugandan Asians, the university acquired the premises formerly known as Nile Nursing Home. The university Sick Bay relocated to the new premises. On 16 February 1978, President Idi Amin visited the Sick Bay and he crowned it the Hospital status; thus the name Makerere University Hospital. As of October 2020, the hospital had inpatient capacity of 32 beds.[3] [4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 2020 . EAHealth Organization . 25 October 2020 . EAHealth Organization . Bujumbura, Burundi . About Makerere University Hospital.
  2. Web site: Makerere University Hospital Dilemma: Patients go hungry . Katanga Thoughts . 6 December 2015 . Davidson Ndyabahika . 25 October 2020 . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Makerere University Hospital: About the Hospital . 25 October 2020 . . Kampala . Makerere University . 25 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Makerere University Health Services: Who We Are . Infotradeuganda.com . 25 October 2020 . Infotrade Uganda . 25 October 2020 . Kampala.