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St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru, commonly referred to as Nkokonjeru Hospital, is a private,
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,
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in
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. It is owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi.


Location

The hospital is located in the town of Nkokonjeru, in Buikwe District, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, southwest of
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, in the city of Jinja. This is about , by road, southeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in
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, the
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of Uganda and its largest city. Nkokonjeru is located about , southwest of Buikwe, the location of the district headquarters.


Overview

Nkokonjeru Hospital is a private, non-profit, community hospital, owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi. It is administered by the ''Little Sisters of St. Francis''. It has a bed capacity of 60. The hospital serves a rural population of approximately 200,000, in Buikwe District, and nearby parts of Mukono District. The hospital is a member of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. It attends to an average of 13,381 outpatients annually and admits an average of 2,061 patients annually. It averages 657 maternal deliveries every year, with a caesarian rate of 23.3 percent. Its bed occupancy ratio averages 26.7 percent. 


History

In 1926, ''Mother Kevin-Kearney'' started a
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which developed into the current hospital. In the beginning, emphasis was placed on educating the local population in maternal and child health. In 1932, a school of nursing was established. In 1959, the ''Little Sisters of St. Francis'' took over the management of the then maternity centre and dispensary. In 1981 the institution received full accreditation as a hospital.


See also

*
List of hospitals in Uganda The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962. Ian Clarke (physician), Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital K ...
* Roman Catholicism in Uganda


References


External links


Official Website
{{Buikwe District Hospitals in Uganda Buikwe District Central Region, Uganda Hospitals established in 1926 1926 establishments in Uganda Catholic hospitals in Africa Teaching hospitals in Uganda