Mengo Hospital
Encyclopedia
Mengo Hospital, also known as Namirembe Hospital, is a hospital in Kampala
, the capital city of Uganda
.
, in Lubaga Division
, in the northwestern Kampala
, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. The travel distance, by road, from the city's central business district
to Mengo Hospital is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The coordinates of the hospital are:00 18 47N, 32 33 31E (Latitude:0.3130; Longitude:32.5585).
in Uganda. It was established by Sir Albert Cook in 1897. At the beginning, the hospital belonged to the Church Missionary Society. In 1958 the hospital was handed over by the Church Missionary Society to an independent and autonomous Board of Governors and Registered Trustees.
Today, the hospital is an urban community hospital with all the amenities of a modern hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. It houses the Ernest Cook Radiology Department, named after Ernest Cook, the nephew of Albert Cook, who brought the first X-Ray machine to East Africa in 1907 and installed it at Mengo Hospital. The X-Ray department is located within the Sr. Albert Cook Building. The Department houses the Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI). ECUREI offers Ordinary and Advanced Diploma Courses in ultrasonography. The institute is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University
, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, USA. It is also collaborates with Fontys University in the Netherlands
, in its training programs.
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 city of 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
The hospital is located on Namirembe HillNamirembe
Namirembe is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. It is also a common name given to girls in several Baganda clans. Namirembe comes from the Luganda word “mirembe” meaning “peace”. Namirembe loosely translates into Full of Peace...
, in Lubaga Division
Lubaga Division
Lubaga Division is one of the divisions that makes up the city of Kampala, Uganda. The division takes its name from Lubaga, where the division headquarters are located...
, in the northwestern 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...
, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. The travel distance, by road, from the city's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
to Mengo Hospital is approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi). The coordinates of the hospital are:00 18 47N, 32 33 31E (Latitude:0.3130; Longitude:32.5585).
Overview
Mengo Hospital is the oldest hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Uganda. It was established by Sir Albert Cook in 1897. At the beginning, the hospital belonged to the Church Missionary Society. In 1958 the hospital was handed over by the Church Missionary Society to an independent and autonomous Board of Governors and Registered Trustees.
Today, the hospital is an urban community hospital with all the amenities of a modern hospital in sub-Saharan Africa. It houses the Ernest Cook Radiology Department, named after Ernest Cook, the nephew of Albert Cook, who brought the first X-Ray machine to East Africa in 1907 and installed it at Mengo Hospital. The X-Ray department is located within the Sr. Albert Cook Building. The Department houses the Ernest Cook Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (ECUREI). ECUREI offers Ordinary and Advanced Diploma Courses in ultrasonography. The institute is affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The university consists of six constituent colleges and schools, Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Jefferson School of Health...
, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, USA. It is also collaborates with Fontys University in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, in its training programs.
