Kilembe Mines Hospital
Appearance
Kilembe Mines Hospital | |
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Kilembe Mines Uganda Ministry of Health Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasese | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kilembe, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda |
Organisation | |
Care system | Community Hospital |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 200 |
History | |
Opened | 1951 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kilembe Mines Hospital, is a community hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
Location
The hospital is located in the community of Kilembe, on the campus of Kilembe Mines, in Kasese District, about 86 kilometres (53 mi) southwest of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This is approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[3] The coordinates of Kilembe Mines Hospital are:0°12'14.0"N, 30°00'37.0"E (Latitude:0.203885; Longitude:30.010271).[4]
Overview
The hospital, being located on the banks of River Nyamwamba, is prone to flooding; having flooded in May 2013, in May 2014 and in July 2015.[5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ KMH (3 April 2013). "About Kilembe Mines Hospital". Kilembe: Kilembe Mines Hospital (KMH). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ GFC (12 May 2016). "Distance between Kilembe Mines Hospital, Kilembe, Western Region, Uganda and Kabarole Referral Hospital (Buhinga), Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed (GFC). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ GFC (12 May 2016). "Distance between Kilembe Mines Hospital, Kilembe, Western Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed (GFC). Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Google (12 May 2016). "Location of Kilembe Mines Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ John Thawite, and Taddeo Bwambale (9 May 2014). "Five perish as fresh floods hit Kasese". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Kule, Ronald (14 May 2014). "Kasese Floods; Kilembe Mines Hospital Re-opened". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Kahungu, Thembo (1 July 2015). "Floods Disrupt Service Delivery at Kilembe Mines Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 12 May 2016.