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St. Francis Hospital Nsambya, commonly known as Nsambya Hospital, is a hospital in
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, the capital of
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and the largest city in that country.


Location

Nsambya Hospital is located 2.7Km from Kampala Central Business District off Ggaba Road along Hanlon and Kevina Roads on Nsambya Hill in
Makindye Division Makindye Division is one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and the largest city in that country. The city's five divisions are: (a) Kampala Central Division (b) Kawempe Division (c) Lubaga Division (d) Makindye ...
, one of the five administrative divisions of the city, under the
Kampala Capital City Authority Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC). Location The headqu ...
. access-date=4 November 2020 The coordinates of Nsambya Hospital are:0°18'06.0"N, 32°35'10.0"E (Latitude:0.301667; Longitude:32.586112).


History

History of Nsambya Hospital St. Francis Hospital started as a dispensary in 1903 by Mother Mary Kevin Kearney, it became a hospital in 1906. For the first two decades it depended on part time doctors until 1922 when it got its first Resident Dr. Evelyn Connolly a lay volunteer who later joined the congregation of the Franciscan Sisters under the name Sister Assumpta. Sr. Assumpta died at Nsambya Hospital in 1974 and was instrumental in starting the Nursing School at Nsambya Hospital in 1935 which until 1963 together with Mulago and Mengo were the only schools training State Registered Nurses. Nsambya Hospital was the cradle for the Uganda Catholic Nurses Guild that was founded in 1945. Following the launching of the Royal Commission of Medical Services in Uganda (The Fraser Commission of 1954), Nsambya Hospital was gazetted by the Government of Uganda for the first time and this led to a partnership that has lasted to the present day. Sr. Assumpta was joined by Sister O’Sullivan, Sister Cotter an Internal Medicine specialist in 1967 and Sister Duggan an Obstetrician and Gynecologist, each one in succession becoming Medical Superintendent of the Hospital. In 1977 Nsambya Hospital took lead as the first Non-Governmental Hospital to train Medical Intern doctors along with Mulago, Jinja and Mbale Hospitals. The Hospital’s first Board of Governors was appointed in 1975 and in 1981 it made the recommendation to Archbishop Nsubuga for the Hospital to open up to indigenous lay professionals in the wake of the expulsion of foreigners by the Idi Amin Government. In 1992 Sister Duggan the last Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Africa Medical Superintendent handed over management of the Hospital to Dr. Paul Kizza and Obstetrician and Gynecologist.


Overview

The Hospital is currently owned by Kampala Archdiocese and is accredited by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. It operates as a large Private Not-For-Profit hospital which in the National Health System is ranked at the level of a Regional Referral Hospital. The Hospital has a bed capacity of 440 and operates with the mission of providing sustainable quality patient care, health worker training and research with consideration for the economically disadvantaged. The scope of clinical care includes public health, outpatient and in-patient services, emergency and critical care services reaching about 500,000 people per year within Makindye Division and beyond. The Hospital is affiliated to Nsambya Hospital Training School that offers certificate and diploma courses for healthcare workers in nursing and laboratory techniques. Nsambya Hospital is the official training site for the postgraduate medical school of the Uganda Martyrs University and also a College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) accredited training Hospital. The Hospital Board of Governors provides the strategic vision and direction of the Hospital on behalf of the Trustees of Kampala Archdiocese within the framework of the Hospital Charter. The Board is the governing body of the Hospital and guides the long-term goals and policies by making strategic plans and decisions. The Board appoints the CEO and Senior Management who are charged with executing the Hospital’s strategy on a day-to-day basis.


Partnership with Uganda Martyrs University

In April 2010,
Uganda Martyrs University Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a private University affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda. The University is owned by the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Uganda. It is licensed by the Uganda National Council fo ...
(UMU), signed an agreement with Nsambya Hospital to establish a postgraduate medical school, based at the hospital. The school,
Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine (UMUSM), whose official name is Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School (MKPMS), is the school of medicine of Uganda Martyrs University. , the medical school is the newest medical school in Uganda, ha ...
(UMUSM), offers the postgraduate degree of
Master of Medicine Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate professional clinical degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction, supervised clinical rotations, and examination. The degree usually takes three years to complete, ...
(
MMed Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate professional clinical degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction, supervised clinical rotations, and examination. The degree usually takes three years to complete, ...
) in the disciplines of General Surgery,
Obstetrics & Gynecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology (also spelled as Obstetrics and Gynecology; abbreviated as Obs and Gynae, O&G, OB-GYN and OB/GYN) is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics (covering pregnancy, childbirth, and t ...
, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. The first intake of students enrolled in the fall of 2010. Professor
Paul D'Arbela Professor Paul George D'Arbela MBChB, FRCP, is a Ugandan physician, cardiologist, academic, and medical researcher. According to a 2008 published report, he is a professor of medicine and the dean of postgraduate studies at the Mother Kevin Post ...
, was appointed to serve as Professor of Medicine & Interim Dean of the ''Uganda Martyrs University Post Graduate Medical Education Programme''. The hospital has a Quiet Garden, affiliated to
The Quiet Garden Trust The Quiet Garden Trust is a non-profit organisation which encourages the provision of gardens where people can set aside time for contemplation, prayer and renewal. The opening of Quiet Gardens is controlled by the respective owners, and the trus ...
, used as a place of stillness, contemplation and prayer by doctors, nurses and patients.


Cancer center

In July 2015, the hospital acquired the "Rotary-Centenary Bank Cancer Centre". The 36-bed facility was built at a cost of USh1.5 billion (approximately US$500,000), including donations by Centenary Bank and the ''Rotary Club of Kampala''.


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Medical Facilities in Uganda
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