| Kayunga Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Uganda Ministry of Health |
| Region: | Kayunga District |
| State: | Buganda Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Coordinates: | 0.7033°N 32.9039°W |
| Healthcare: | Public |
| Type: | General |
| Emergency: | I |
| Beds: | 100 |
| Wiki-Links: | Hospitals in Uganda |
Kayunga Hospital is a public hospital in Uganda.[1]
The hospital is located in the town of Kayunga in Kayunga District in the Buganda Region of Uganda, approximately 51km (32miles) north-east of Mukono, the nearest large city. This is about 67.5km (41.9miles) north-east of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the nation's largest referral hospital in Kampala. The coordinates of Kayunga Hospital are 0°42'12.0"N, 32°54'14.0"E (Latitude:0.703329; Longitude:32.903886).
Kayunga Hospital opened in 1973 during the reign of Idi Amin. It offers services to residents from Kayunga district and neighboring districts including Kamuli, Buikwe, Mukono, Luweero and Nakasongola.[1]
According to a 2009 news report, Kayunga Hospital had a dilapidated and crumbling infrastructure, aging equipment and machinery, under-staffing, poor staff remuneration, overwhelming patient numbers, and under-funding.[2]
In 2016, the Government of Uganda secured loans from Middle Eastern lenders totaling USh70 billion (approx. US$19 million), to renovate the dilapidated hospital and equipment, as well as construct new staff housing.[1] The renovations were funded by loans from the (a) Saudi Fund for Development, (b) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and (c) OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).[3]
After delays blamed on "bureaucracy within the Ministry of Health",[4] the actual work started in early 2018.[5] [6]
The scope of the renovations included (1) a new Emergency Department (Casualty) (2) new operating rooms (theatres) (3) new out-patient department (4) new administration office block (5) expansion of the in-patient wards (6) new staff housing (7) rehabilitation of the water supply system (8) rehabilitation of the sewerage collection and disposal system.[4] [5]
The expansion and renovations are expected to conclude in 2020, with a total bed capacity of 300, and the conversion of Kayunga Hospital, to Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital. The main contractor is Arab Contractors Uganda Limited.[7]
After renovations and expansion, then now 200-bed facility was upgraded to a Regional Referral Hospital, responsible for the districts of Buikwe, Jinja, Kayunga, Kamuli, Luweero, Mukono and Nakasongola.[8]