St. Joseph’s Hospital Maracha
Location
The hospital is located in Nyadri sub-county, in Maracha District, off of the Vurra–Arua–Koboko–Oraba Road (Kaya Highway), approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi), north of Arua Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Arua. Maracha Hospital is located approximately 282 kilometres (175 mi) northwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Gulu. The geographical coordinates of St. Joseph’s Hospital Maracha are:03°14'17.0"N, 30°55'18.0"E (Latitude:3.238056; Longitude:30.921667).
Overview
The hospital is a private, non-profit, community hospital owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua and is accredited by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. The planned capacity is 204 in-patient beds.
St. Joseph's Hospital Maraca was established in 1952, as an aid post. In 1953 is converted to a dispensary, and later a maternity centre, operated by the Comboni Missionary Sisters. The institution became a fully fledged hospital in 1972. The hospital was handed over to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arua, in 1985. The diocese manages the hospital through a Board of Governors.
Hospital operations
As of December 2019, the hospital attended to 16,626 outpatients annually, on average. At that time, it admitted 6,145 inpatients, annually on average, with a bed occupancy ratio of 70.5 percent. There were 840 maternal deliveries every year on average, with a caesarian section ratio of 41.9 percent. At that time, patient user fees accounted for approximately 31.7 percent of total annual hospital income.
See also
References
- ^ Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (9 December 2019). "About St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha" (Cashed from the original on 16 November 2020). Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda: Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Arua Regional Referral Hospital And St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha And Gulu Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Location of St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ St. Joseph’s Hospital Maracha (3 December 2020). "Brief History of St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha". Maracha, Uganda: St. Joseph’s Hospital Maracha. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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