Rakai General Hospital

Rakai General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Rakai,
Rakai District,
Central Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 100
History
Founded 2000
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Rakai General Hospital, also, Rakai District Hospital, commonly known as Rakai Hospital is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Rakai, in Rakai District, about 66 kilometres (41 mi) southwest of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Rakai General Hospital are:0°42'19.0"S, 31°24'09.0"E (Latitude:-0.705277; Longitude:31.402512).[3]

Overview

Rakai General Hospital is a 100-bed government-owned hospital.[4] Like most public hospitals in the country, it faces challenges of poor funding, under-staffing, poor pay and antiquated equipment.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Rakai Hospital, Rakai Town, Central Region, Uganda and Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Masaka, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC. "Distance between Rakai Hospital, Rakai Town, Central Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (13 May 2016). "Location of Rakai General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ↑ HCVC (2005). "HealthCare Volunteer: Uganda - Rakai General Hospital". Healthcarevolunteer.com (HCVC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Mpagi, Musa (4 December 2012). "Rakai Hospital without X-ray machine for seven years". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Bindhe, Edward (4 November 2011). "Rakai and Kalisizo Hospitals Grapple with Lack of Key Medical Equipment". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 13 May 2016.}

Coordinates: 00°42′19″S 31°24′09″E / 0.70528°S 31.40250°E / -0.70528; 31.40250

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