Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
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| Holy Innocents Children's Hospital | |
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| Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mbarara, Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°37′23″S 30°38′50″E / 0.62306°S 30.64722°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private, non-profit |
| Type | Pediatric hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2009 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (HICH) is a pediatric general hospital in the Western Region of Uganda. Founded in 2009,[1] it is the second entirely pediatric hospital in the country, the other being CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU), located in Mbale, in Eastern Uganda, which was founded in 2000.[2]
HICH is located in the city of Mbarara, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the Western Region of Uganda, and the nearest regional referral hospital.[3]
This location is approximately 272 kilometres (169 mi), by road southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4]
Overview
The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following:[1]
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
- Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
- University of San Diego School of Nursing & Health Sciences
- University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
- Children's Hospital Oakland
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
- California State University, Northridge
- Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
- Private businesspeople and entrepreneurs
- Donors and volunteers worldwide[1]
