Kuluva Hospital

{{short description|Private non-profit community hospital in Uganda}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox hospital | name = Kuluva Hospital | org_group = [[Church of Uganda|Church of Uganda Medical Bureau]] | image =  | caption =  | logo = | location = [[Arua]] | region = [[Arua District]] | state = [[Northern Region, Uganda|Northern Region]] | country = [[Uganda]] | pushpin_map = Uganda | coordinates = {{coord|02|56|48|N|30|55|57|E|region:UG|display=inline, title}} | healthcare = [[Private company|Private]] | type = General | specialty = Community | standards =  | emergency = | affiliation = | beds = 200 | founded = {{start date and years ago|1902}} | closed =  | website = | other_links = [[Hospitals in Uganda]] }}

'''Kuluva Hospital''', is a [[private company|private]], [[non-profit]], [[community hospital]] in [[Uganda]].<ref name="1R">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/kuluva-hospital-workers-strike-over-non-payment/ |title=Kuluva hospital workers strike over non-payment |newspaper=[[The Independent (Uganda)]] |date=12 May 2020 |author=The Independent |access-date=18 October 2020 |location=Kampala |format=Quoting [[Uganda Radio Network]]}}</ref>

==Location== The hospital is located in the village of ''Kuluva'', a suburb of the city of [[Arua]], in [[Arua District]], [[West Nile sub-region]], in [[Northern Region, Uganda|Northern Uganda]]. Kuluva is located about {{convert|11|km|0}}, by road, south of Arua's [[central business district]], along the [[Arua]]-[[Pakwach]] Road.<ref name="2R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Arua+Regional+Referral+Hospital,+Arua/Kuluva+Hospital+(Church+of+Uganda)/@2.982916,30.8875901,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e62148f489e19:0xa085e04dc56d5e42!2m2!1d30.9134022!2d3.0195531!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6067f28e9d97:0xb3144a274ce334b0!2m2!1d30.9327615!2d2.9458156!3e0 |title=Distance Between Arua Regional Referral Hospital And Kuluva Hospital | access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> This location lies approximately {{convert|241|km}}, by road, west of [[Gulu]], the largest city in Northern Uganda.<ref name="3R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Kuluva+Hospital+(Church+of+Uganda)/Gulu+Hospital,+laro+division,,+Gulu/@2.6869856,31.0550909,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x176e6067f28e9d97:0xb3144a274ce334b0!2m2!1d30.9327615!2d2.9458156!1m5!1m1!1s0x1771a6380734a02f:0xfe5e661adf82ad04!2m2!1d32.2984425!2d2.7776119!3e0 |title=Road Distance From Kuluva Hospital To Gulu Regional Referral Hospital |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref> The geographical coordinates of Kuluva Hospital are: 02°56'48.0"N, 30°55'57.0"E (Latitude:2.946667; Longitude:30.932500).<ref name="4R">{{google maps| title=Location of Kuluva Hospital | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/2%C2%B056'48.0%22N+30%C2%B055'57.0%22E/@2.9466667,30.9325,392m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d2.9466667!4d30.9325 |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>

==Overview== Kuluva Hospital is a non-profit, private, community hospital owned and administered by the [[Church of Uganda]]. A small fee is charged for medical services provided, although no one is turned away for lack of payment. The hospital is a member of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau.<ref name="5R">{{cite web| url=http://upmb.co.ug/upmb-member-health-units/ |date=19 October 2020 |title=Member Hospitals of Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau |publisher=Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau |access-date=19 October 2020 |author=Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau | location=Kampala}}</ref>

Available literature suggests that it was founded in the early 20th century (circa 1902). In addition to serving patients from communities in the [[West Nile sub-region]] of [[Uganda]], a significant percentage of the hospital patients come from the neighboring countries of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[South Sudan]]. The hospital has a bed capacity of 200, with several well-established departments including:<ref>[http://hulmes.wordpress.com/about-kuvula/ About Kuluva Hospital]</ref>

1. Outpatients Department 2. Pediatrics Department 3. Internal Medicine Department 4. Surgery Department 5. Obstetrics & Gynecology Department and 6. Nutritional Education & Rehabilitation Department.

==See also== * [[Arua]] * [[Arua District]] * [[West Nile sub-region|West Nile]] * [[Northern Region, Uganda]] * [[List of hospitals in Uganda]]

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==External links== * [https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-21947/v1 Determining Healthcare Workforce Requirements for Kuluva Hospital in West Nile-Uganda, using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN)] As of 29 April 2020.

[[Category:Hospitals in Uganda]] [[Category:Arua]] [[Category:Arua District]] [[Category:West Nile sub-region]] [[Category:Northern Region, Uganda]] [[Category:Hospitals established in 1945]] [[Category:1945 establishments in Uganda]]