Ishaka Adventist Hospital
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Location
The hospital is located in the town of IshakaIshaka
Ishaka is a town in south-western Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Bushenyi District.-Location:Ishaka is located in Igara County, Bushenyi District, in Western Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region...
, Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, Western Uganda
Western Region, Uganda
Western Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. It is located immediately north of the junction of the Ntungamo
Ntungamo
Ntungamo is a town in Western Uganda. It is the largest town in Ntungamo District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
-Kasese
Kasese
Kasese is a town in Western Uganda, lying north of Lake George. It originally grew around the copper mine at Kilembe, while attention later turned to cobalt mining. It is the 'chief town' of Kasese District and the district headquarters are located there...
Road with the Mbarara
Mbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
-Ishaka
Ishaka
Ishaka is a town in south-western Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Bushenyi District.-Location:Ishaka is located in Igara County, Bushenyi District, in Western Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region...
Road. Its location is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, west of Mbarara
Mbarara
Mbarara is a town in Western Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Mbarara District and the location of the district headquarters. It is also the largest urban centre in Western Uganda.-Location:...
, the largest city in the sub-region
Ankole sub-region
Ankole sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts:* Buhweju District* Bushenyi District* Ibanda District* Isingiro District* Kiruhura District* Mitooma District* Ntungamo District* Rubirizi District...
. This location lies approximately360 kilometres (224 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, the capital
Capital City
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of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Ishaka Adventist Hospital are:0° 32' 40.00"N, 30° 8' 16.00"E (Latitude:-0.544445; Longitude:30.137778).
Overview
Ishaka Adventist Hospital is a 110-bed community hospital that is owned and administered by the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Uganda. It primarily caters to the health needs of the rural subsistence farmers who live in the community where the hospital is located. the hospital's professional staff included 3 doctorsPhysician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, 6 clinical assistants and about 60 nurses, midwives and nurse's aides. The hospital maintains a nurses training school on the hospital premises. IAH is affiliated with Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational health sciences university located in Loma Linda, California, United States. The University comprises eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies...
, in Loma Linda
Loma Linda
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, California
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, United States of America
History
The hospital was founded in 1950. It affiliated with the Saventh Day Adventist Church. Besides a School of Nursing, the hospital mantains an elementary school, Ishaka Adventist Hospital Primary School, for the children of staff and the community and a community-based healtth delivery organisation, Ishaka Health Plan.External links
- Location of Ishaka Adventist Hospital At Google Maps
- Assessment & Recommendations of Two Volunteers In 2007
- About Ishaka Adventist Hospital's OVC Outreach Program
- Network of Adventist Hospitals Around the Globe
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See also
- IshakaIshakaIshaka is a town in south-western Uganda. It is one of the municipalities in Bushenyi District.-Location:Ishaka is located in Igara County, Bushenyi District, in Western Uganda. It is located approximately , by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region...
- BushenyiBushenyiBushenyi is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Bushenyi District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town, in keeping with the practice in most of the districts in the country.-Location:...
- Bushenyi DistrictBushenyi DistrictBushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Western Region, UgandaWestern Region, UgandaWestern Region is a region of Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
- List of hospitals in Uganda