Rakai General Hospital
| Rakai General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Rakai, Rakai District, Central Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°42′19″S 31°24′09″E / 0.70528°S 31.40250°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
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| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2000 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Rakai General Hospital, also known as Rakai District Hospital and Rakai Hospital, is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.
Location
[edit]The hospital is located in the town of Rakai, in Rakai District, about 66 kilometres (41 mi) southwest of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital[1] and about 122 kilometres (76 mi) southeast of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[2]
Overview
[edit]Rakai General Hospital is a 100-bed government-owned hospital.[3] Like most public hospitals in the country, it faces challenges of poor funding, under-staffing, poor pay and antiquated equipment.[4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Road Distance Between Rakai General Hospital And Masaka Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Distance betweenRakai General Hospital, Rakai Town, Central Region, Uganda and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ HCVC (2005). "HealthCare Volunteer: Uganda - Rakai General Hospital". Healthcarevolunteer.com (HCVC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Mpagi, Musa (4 December 2012). "Rakai Hospital without X-ray machine for seven years". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ Bindhe, Edward (4 November 2011). "Rakai and Kalisizo Hospitals Grapple with Lack of Key Medical Equipment". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
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