Ishaka Adventist Hospital

Ishaka Adventist Hospital
Geography
Location	Ishaka, Bushenyi District, Western Region, Uganda
Organisation
Care system	Private
Hospital type	General
Services
Beds	110
History
Founded	195
Links
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda

Ishaka Adventist Hospital (IAH), is a hospital in Uganda. The hospital is located in the town of Ishaka, Bushenyi District, Western Uganda. It is located immediately north of the junction of the Ntungamo-Kasese Road with the Mbarara-Ishaka Road. Its location is approximately 77 kilometres (48 mi), by road, west of Mbarara, the largest city in the sub-region.^[1] This location lies approximately360 kilometres (224 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.^[2]

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. As of 2010 the hospital's professional staff included 3 doctors, 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, in Loma Linda, California, United States of America^[3]

History

The hospital was founded in 1950.^[4] It affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Besides a School of Nursing, the hospital maintains an elementary school, Ishaka Adventist Hospital Primary School, for the children of staff and the community and a community-based health delivery organisation, Ishaka Health Plan.

Photos

Slide Show of Hospital, Staff & Patients

References

External links

Coordinates: 0°32′40″S 30°08′16″E / 0.544445°S 30.137778°E / -0.544445; 30.137778

Bushenyi District

Capital: Bushenyi

Counties and sub-counties	Igara County

Parishes	Igara County East Igara County West

Towns and villages	Bugalama Bushenyi Ekininga Ishaka Kashenyi Kayanta Kitozho Kyamumali Makota

Economy	Barclays Bank of Uganda Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Finance Trust Bank Pride Microfinance Limited

Education	Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School Kampala International University School of Health Sciences

Health	Ishaka Adventist Hospital Kampala International University Teaching Hospital

Transport	Ishaka–Kagamba Road Kikorongo–Ishaka Road Mbarara–Ishaka Road

Notable people	Tarsis Kabwegyere Levi Karuhanga Amanya Mushega Richard Nduhura

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