The hospital is about 48 kilometres (30 mi), by road, southwest of the town of Mpigi, where the district headquarters are located.[4] The geographical coordinates of Nkozi Hospital are: 0°00'09.0"N, 32°00'59.0"E (Latitude=0.002490, Longitude=32.016381).[5]
Overview
During the Uganda-Tanzania War, which toppled Idi Amin, the hospital received extensive damage to buildings and equipment. The X-ray unit damaged during that war was replaced in 2007 through a donation from the Government of Japan.[6]
The hospital is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. It is accredited to the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and is managed by the Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix.[1] The hospital, as of December 2004, was staffed by three doctors who performed surgeries, clinical assistants, and had an overall staff of 107 including midwives, nurses, nursing assistants, and other support staff.[7] In addition, the hospital serves as the teaching hospital for students pursuing the Master of Science in Health Services Management degree at Uganda Martyrs University, also in Nkozi.[7]
Nkozi Hospital generates 90 percent of its income locally, with patient user-fees accounting for an average of 51.4 percent of total hospital income. As of December 2019, the hospital averaged 30,998 annual outpatient visits, 5,885 annual inpatient admissions and 1,800 annual maternal deliveries. Its annual bed occupancy ratio averaged 57 percent, and its annual caesarian rate averaged 22.2 percent.[8]
^Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (December 2019). "Profile of Nkozi Hospital". Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
