St. Francis Hospital Nkokonjeru, commonly referred to as Nkokonjeru Hospital, is a
private,
non-profit
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,
community hospital
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in
Uganda
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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
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital
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, in the city of
Jinja.
This is about , by road, southeast of
Mulago National Referral Hospital, in
Kampala
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, the
capital
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Econom ...
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
dispensary
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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