Kisiizi Hospital
Encyclopedia
Kisiizi Hospital, is a hospital in the town of Kisiizi
, in Rukungiri District
, southwestern Uganda
.
, approximately 22 kilometres (13.7 mi), by road, south of Rukungiri
, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately 46 kilometres (28.6 mi), by road, north of Kabale
, the largest city in the sub-region
. The coordinates of the hospital are:00 59 45S, 29 57 44E (Latitude:-0.9956; Longitude:29.9625).
, under the North Kigezi Diocese of the Church. It is one of the forty eight (48) Non-Government Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital was established in 1958 and has operated continuously from the day it was founded. The bed capacity of Kisiizi Hospital is 250.
The hospital is a fee-paying hospital, although no one is turned away due to inability to pay. The fees collected from the patients cover only about 40% of the total hospital expenses. To supplement that income, the hospital operates several other businesses whose revenue augments the hospital's financial and social responsibilities. The hospital also receives charitable contribution
s from supporters within Uganda
and from overseas. These hospital's other businesses include:
Kisiizi
Kisizi or Kisiizi is a community centred around Kisiizi Hospital in the Rukungiri District of south-west Uganda.-Location:The town of Kisiizi is located in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda, approximately , by road, south of the district headquarters at Rukungiri. This location is...
, in Rukungiri District
Rukungiri District
Rukungiri District is a district in Western Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town' of Rukungiri where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
, southwestern Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
.
Location
Kisiizi Hospital is located in the town of KisiiziKisiizi
Kisizi or Kisiizi is a community centred around Kisiizi Hospital in the Rukungiri District of south-west Uganda.-Location:The town of Kisiizi is located in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda, approximately , by road, south of the district headquarters at Rukungiri. This location is...
, approximately 22 kilometres (13.7 mi), by road, south of Rukungiri
Rukungiri
Rukungiri is a town in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Rukungiri District and the district headquarters are located there. The district was named after the town in 1980.-Location:...
, where the district headquarters are located. This location is approximately 46 kilometres (28.6 mi), by road, north of Kabale
Kabale
Kabale is a city in Western Uganda. It is the 'chief town' of Kabale District and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, the largest city in the sub-region
Kigezi
Kigezi District once covered what are now Kabale District, Kanungu District, Kisoro District and Rukungiri District, in southwest Uganda. Its terraced fields are what gives this part of Uganda its distinctive character. Kigezi was popularly known as the Switzerland of East Africa...
. The coordinates of the hospital are:00 59 45S, 29 57 44E (Latitude:-0.9956; Longitude:29.9625).
Overview
Kisiizi Hospital is a community hospital, funded by the Church of UgandaChurch of Uganda
The Church of the Province of Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 34 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop....
, under the North Kigezi Diocese of the Church. It is one of the forty eight (48) Non-Government Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital was established in 1958 and has operated continuously from the day it was founded. The bed capacity of Kisiizi Hospital is 250.
The hospital is a fee-paying hospital, although no one is turned away due to inability to pay. The fees collected from the patients cover only about 40% of the total hospital expenses. To supplement that income, the hospital operates several other businesses whose revenue augments the hospital's financial and social responsibilities. The hospital also receives charitable contribution
Charitable contribution
Charitable contribution deductions for United States Federal Income Tax purposes are defined in section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code as contributions to or for the use of certain nonprofit enterprises. See...
s from supporters within Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and from overseas. These hospital's other businesses include:
- Kisiizi Hospital Primary School
- Kisiizi Hospital School of Nursing
- Kisiizi Hospital Power Company, the operator of Kisiizi Power StationKisiizi Power Station-Location:The power station is located at the site of Kisiizi Waterfall, in the town of Kisiizi, Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda. This location is approximately , by road, south of Rukungiri, where the district headquarters are located. Kisiizi is located approximately , by road, north...
, a 300 kW hydroelectric project that supplies the hospital and the town of KisiiziKisiiziKisizi or Kisiizi is a community centred around Kisiizi Hospital in the Rukungiri District of south-west Uganda.-Location:The town of Kisiizi is located in Rukungiri District, in southwestern Uganda, approximately , by road, south of the district headquarters at Rukungiri. This location is...
.