# Kitovu Hospital

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Private community hospital in Uganda

Hospital in Central Region, Uganda

Kitovu Hospital Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau Location within Uganda Geography Location Kitovu, Masaka District, Central Region, Uganda Coordinates 00°20′36″S 31°45′28″E / 0.34333°S 31.75778°E / -0.34333; 31.75778 Organisation Care system Private Type Community Services Emergency department I Beds 250 History Founded 1955 Links Website Homepage Other links Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda

**Kitovu Hospital** is a hospital in Kitovu, a neighborhood within the city of [Masaka](/source/Masaka), [Masaka District](/source/Masaka_District), [Central Uganda](/source/Central_Region%2C_Uganda). It is a [private](/source/Privately_held_company), [community hospital](/source/Community_hospital), serving the city of [Masaka](/source/Masaka) and surrounding communities. It runs a specialist program to repair [obstetric fistulas](/source/Obstetric_fistula), that was founded by Dr. [Maura Lynch](/source/Maura_Lynch); one of about six centers in the country that can do so.[1]

## Location

The hospital is located in the neighborhood called *Kitovu*, in the city of Masaka, in Masaka District, in the Central Region of Uganda. This location is approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi), by road, southeast of the [Masaka Regional Referral Hospital](/source/Masaka_Regional_Referral_Hospital), the nearest regional referral hospital.[2] Kitovu Hospital is located approximately 133 kilometres (83 mi), by road, southwest of [Mulago National Referral Hospital](/source/Mulago_National_Referral_Hospital), the largest referral hospital in Uganda, that is located in [Kampala](/source/Kampala), the [capital city](/source/Capital_city) of that country.[3] The geographical coordinates of Kitovu Hospital are:00°20'36.0"S, 31°45'28.0"E (Latitude:-0.343333; Longitude:31.757778).[4]

## Overview

Kitovu Hospital is a [private](/source/Privately_held_company), [non-profit](/source/Non-profit), [community hospital](/source/Community_hospital) owned by the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Masaka](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Masaka) and is accredited by the *Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau*. The hospital is administered by the *Daughters of Mary Sisters*, an indigenous religious congregation. The original planned capacity was 200 in-patient beds. However, as of January 2014, the hospital has more than 250 in-patient beds.[5]

The hospital has a comprehensive community based primary healthcare program, including an HIV/AIDS treatment center. Other specialized units include a regional blood bank, a [neonatal](/source/Neonatal) care unit, a nutritional rehabilitation unit and a school for laboratory assistants. The hospital also serves as an *Internship Hospital* in collaboration with [Makerere University School of Medicine](/source/Makerere_University_School_of_Medicine). The area served by the hospital extends to the neighboring districts of [Sembabule](/source/Sembabule_District), [Lyantonde](/source/Lyantonde_District), [Bukomansimbi](/source/Bukomansimbi_District), [Kalangala](/source/Kalangala_District), [Kalungu](/source/Kalungu_District), [Kyotera](/source/Kyotera_District), [Lwengo](/source/Lwengo_District) and [Rakai](/source/Rakai_District).[6]

Kitovu Hospital has 31 beds dedicated to the treatment of patients with [obstetric fistula](/source/Obstetric_fistula), also referred to as [vesicovaginal fistula](/source/Vesicovaginal_fistula) (VVF).[5] There are only six or so hospitals in Uganda with the expertise to carry out the necessary surgery in these cases. Those hospitals include: (1) Kitovu Hospital (2) [Mulago National Referral Hospital](/source/Mulago_National_Referral_Hospital) (3) [Hoima Regional Referral Hospital](/source/Hoima_Regional_Referral_Hospital) (4) [Nsambya Hospital](/source/Nsambya_Hospital) (5) [Kagando Hospital](/source/Kagando_Hospital) (6) [Lacor Hospital](/source/Lacor_Hospital).[7]

## History

At the invitation of the late [Archbishop Joseph Kiwanuka](/source/Joseph_Kiw%C3%A1nuka) (1899 - 1966), the first African Roman Catholic Bishop in [sub-Saharan Africa](/source/Sub-Saharan_Africa), the Sisters of the *Medical Missionaries of Mary* (MMM) founded a First Aid Post at Kitovu, Masaka, [Uganda](/source/Uganda) in 1955. The institution initially offered out-patient services only. Later, in-patient services were introduced. The MMM Sisters administered the hospital from 1955 until 2001 when they handed over the running of the hospital to the current administrators.[5]

## See also

- [Masaka District](/source/Masaka_District)

- [Hospitals in Uganda](/source/Hospitals_in_Uganda)

- [Obstetric fistula](/source/Obstetric_fistula)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1R_1-0)** Kitovu Hospital (October 2014). ["About The Obstetric Fistula Unit At Kitovu Hospital, Masaka, Uganda"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201108045400/http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/departments/vvf-ward-obstetric-fistula-unit/). Masaka, Uganda: Kitovu Hospital. Archived from [the original](http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/departments/vvf-ward-obstetric-fistula-unit/) on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2R_2-0)** ["Road Distance Between Kitovu Hospital And Masaka Regional Referral Hospital"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kitovu+Hospital,+P.O.Box+413,+Masaka/Masaka+Hospital,+Alex+Ssebowa,+Masaka/@-0.3370905,31.7296948,14z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d78efa4685e92f:0x6959a7a70b48be92!2m2!1d31.7573017!2d-0.3442488!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d78ebb9db30b6f:0x3735f21041acd7db!2m2!1d31.7359321!2d-0.3293044!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3R_3-0)** ["Road Distance Between Kitovu Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kitovu+Hospital,+P.O.Box+413,+Masaka/Mulago+Hospital,+Kampala/@0.0013684,31.6062674,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d78efa4685e92f:0x6959a7a70b48be92!2m2!1d31.7573017!2d-0.3442488!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbb0f51509de1:0xea12334542674d8c!2m2!1d32.5761312!2d0.3380637!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4R_4-0)** ["Location of Kitovu Hospital"](https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B020'36.0%22S+31%C2%B045'28.0%22E/@-0.3433333,31.7577778,392m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-5R_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-5R_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-5R_5-2) Kitovu Hospital (2014). ["History And Profile of Kitovu Hospital"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201114031835/http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/about-kitovu/history-development/). Kitovu, Masaka, Uganda: Kitovu Hospital. Archived from [the original](http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/about-kitovu/history-development/) on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6R_6-0)** Kitovu Hospital (2014). ["The Regional Catchment Area of Kitovu Hospital"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201113113850/http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/about-kitovu/regional-information/). Masaka, Uganda: Kitovu Hospital. Archived from [the original](http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/about-kitovu/regional-information/) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7R_7-0)** Fistula Care Organization (2013). ["The Uganda Fistula Care Project"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140219014612/http://www.fistulacare.org/pages/sites/uganda.php). New York City: Fistula Care Organization. Archived from [the original](http://www.fistulacare.org/pages/sites/uganda.php) (Archived from the original on 23 February 2014) on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

## External links

- [About Kitovu Hospital](https://masakamedicalservices.org/works/kitovu-hospital/)

- [Developments At Kitovu Hospital](https://web.archive.org/web/20140219023015/http://www.kitovu-hospital.org/news/) As of 13 December 2013.

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