Saint Francis Hospital, Mutolere, commonly referred to as Mutolere Hospital, is a

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Location

The hospital is located in the neighborhood called Mutolere, a suburb of Kisoro Town, approximately , by road, northeast of Kisoro Town, where the district headquarters are located. This location, lies in extreme southwestern Uganda, close to the International borders with the

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and with the

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. Mutolere Hospital lies approximately , west of

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, the nearest large urban centre. The geographical coordinates of Mutolere Hospital are: 01°15'45.0"S, 29°43'12.0"E (Latitude:-1.262500; Longitude:29.720000).

Overview

St. Francis Hospital, Mutolere is a

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owned by the

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. It is accredited to the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, and it is administered by the Little Sisters of Saint Francis, a religious congregation. The hospital serves patients from within

and from the neighboring districts of

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and

. A percentage of their patients come from across the borders, in the

and the

. Founded in 1947, the hospital also maintains a nurses and midwives training school, the ''Mutolere School of Nursing and Midwifery'', established in 1984.

Community outreach

The hospital partners with organizations and individuals inside and outside Luanda to improve the lives of the community, where the hospital is located. One such partner is the

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, ''Sustain for Life'' which, in collaboration with Mutolere Hospital, provides "healthcare, preventative medicine and education" to the

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communities in Kisoro District, Uganda. The program has been operational since 2010.

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Brief Description of Mutolere Hospital
{{Kisoro District Hospitals in Uganda Kisoro District Kigezi sub-region 1947 establishments in Uganda Hospitals established in 1947 Hospital buildings completed in 1947 Western Region, Uganda Teaching hospitals in Uganda Catholic hospitals in Africa

Location

Overview

Community outreach

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