Saint Luke's Hospital, Angal, commonly known as Angal Hospital , is a private, community hospital in Angal Village, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda.[1]
| Angal Hospital | |
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| Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Angal Village, Nyaravur sub-county, Nebbi District, Northern Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 02°24′33″N 31°11′36″E / 2.40917°N 31.19333°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 260 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
editThe hospital is located in Angal Village, Pamora Parish, Nyaravur sub-county, Padyere County, Nebbi District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda. This location lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi), by road, south of Nyaravur, on the road to Parombo.[2] Angal is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi), by road, southeast of Nebbi, where the district headquarters are located.[3] The geographical coordinates of Angal Hospital are: 02°24'33.0"N, 31°11'36.0"E (Latitude:2.409167; Longitude:31.193333).[4]
Overview
editAngal Hospital is a private, non-profit, community hospital owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nebbi. It is accredited to the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, and it is administered by the Comboni Missionaries, a religious congregation. The hospital serves patients from within Nebbi District and from the neighboring districts of Arua and Zombo. Some of the patients come from the neighboring countries of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The hospital has a bed capacity of 260. It employs 153 full-time medical and support staff, as of January 2009.[5]
History
editSt. Luke's Hospital, Angal was founded in the early 1940s by the Comboni Missionaries, as a maternity center. In the early 1950s, the center was upgraded to a dispensary. In 1959, the facility was granted full hospital privileges. It attained the status of a rural hospital on 13 May 1959.[5]
Hospital operations
editThe hospital depends on donations and subsidies from the Ugandan government in order to meet its financial obligations. A small fee is charged for patient services, but no one is turned away because of inability to pay. During the financial year 2007/2008, the hospital's total expenses were USh 1,305,503,208/= (Approx. US$524,914). Only 8.1% of the total was recovered from patient user fees. The hospital expenses that same year broke down as follows:[5]
| Rank | Name of Owner | Percentage Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staff Employment Expenses | 52.0 |
| 2 | Medical Goods & Supplies | 31.5 |
| 3 | Transportation | 8.0 |
| 4 | Administrative Costs | 5.0 |
| 5 | Capital Development | 3.0 |
| 6 | Other Expenses | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.00 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (21 October 2020). "Angal, St. Luke's Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Distance Between Nyaravu Trading Centre And St Luke's Hospital Angal" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Nebbi Town And Angal Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Location of Angal Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Angal Hospital (January 2009). "About Angal Hospital". Angal Hospital. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links
edit- Angal Hospital Official Website Archived 26 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine