Makerere University Hospital

Private hospital in Uganda

Hospital in Central Region, Uganda

00°19′40″N 32°34′15″E / 0.32778°N 32.57083°E / 0.32778; 32.57083OrganisationCare systemPrivateTypeCommunityAffiliated universityMakerere UniversityServicesEmergency departmentIBeds32HistoryOpened1978LinksWebsitehospital.mak.ac.ugOther linksHospitals 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 2.5 kilometres (2 mi), southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital.^[2] The coordinates of Makerere University Hospital are 0°19'40.0"N, 32°34'15.0"E (Latitude:0.327771; Longitude:32.570843).^[3]

Overview

The 32-bed hospital serves both outpatients and inpatients. It caters to Makerere University staff and students, and the community around.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

References

^ EAHealth Organization (October 2020). "About Makerere University Hospital". Bujumbura, Burundi: EAHealth Organization. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Google (25 October 2020). "Distance between Makerere University Hospital, Gaddafi Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Google (25 October 2020). "Location of Makerere University Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Davidson Ndyabahika (6 December 2015). "Makerere University Hospital Dilemma: Patients go hungry". Kampala: Katanga Thoughts. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Makerere University (25 October 2020). "Makerere University Hospital: About the Hospital". Kampala: Makerere University. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
^ Infotrade Uganda (25 October 2020). "Makerere University Health Services: Who We Are". Kampala: Infotradeuganda.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.