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| Country = [[Uganda]]
| Country = [[Uganda]]
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| HealthCare = [[Privately held company|Private]], [[Non-profit]]
| HealthCare = [[Privately held company|Private]], [[non-profit]]
| Type = Pediatric Hospital
| Type = Pediatric hospital
| Specialty =
| Specialty = General
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| Standards = <!-- optional if no national standards -->
| Emergency = I
| Emergency = I
| Affiliation=
| Affiliation=
| Beds = 100
| Beds = 100
| Founded = 2009
| Founded = 2009<ref>[http://www.holyinnocentsuganda.com/Default.htm HICH Founded 2009]</ref>
| Closed = <!-- optional -->
| Closed = <!-- optional -->
| Website =
| Website = [http://www.holyinnocentsuganda.com/ Homepage]
| Wiki-Links = [[Hospitals in Uganda]]
| Wiki-Links = [[Hospitals in Uganda]]
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'''Holy Innocents Children's Hospital''' ('''HICH'''), is a [[pediatric]] general hospital in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] in [[Uganda]]. Founded in 2009, it is the second pediatric hospital in the country, the other being [[CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda]] (CCHU), located in [[Mbale]], in [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Uganda]], which was founded in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.helpcurenow.org/site/c.nvI1IeNYJyE/b.4421693/k.AC8A/About_the_hospital.htm |title=CCHU Was Founded in 2000 |access-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604063543/http://www.helpcurenow.org/site/c.nvI1IeNYJyE/b.4421693/k.AC8A/About_the_hospital.htm |archive-date=4 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Holy Innocents Children's Hospital''' ('''HICH''') is a [[pediatric]] general hospital in the [[Western Region, Uganda| Western Region]] of [[Uganda]]. Founded in 2009,<ref name="1R">{{cite web |url=http://www.holyinnocentsuganda.com/about-us/ | title=About Holy Innocents Children's Hospital: A Tribute to Tom Thomas, Founder of Holy Innocents Children's Hospital Uganda, Inc.| publisher=Holy Innocents Children's Hospital |date=October 2020 |author=Holy Innocents Children's Hospital |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> it is the second entirely pediatric hospital in the country, the other being [[CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda]] (CCHU), located in [[Mbale]], in [[Eastern Region, Uganda|Eastern Uganda]], which was founded in 2000.<ref name="2R">{{cite web | url=https://cure.org/uganda/ |title=About CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda |date=23 October 2020 |publisher=[[CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda]] |access-date=23 October 2020 |author=CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda |location=Mbale, Uganda}}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
HICH is located in the city of [[Mbarara]], in [[Mbarara District]], approximately {{convert|295|km}}, by road southwest of [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital city and largest metropolitan area.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Mbarara%20(Mbarara)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=-0.6583333&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=30.6758333 Distance Between Kampala and Mbarara with Map]</ref>
HICH is located in the city of [[Mbarara]], in [[Mbarara District]], approximately {{convert|3|km|0}} west of [[Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital]], the largest hospital in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] of Uganda, and the nearest regional referral hospital.<ref name="3R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mbarara+Hospital,+Mbarara/Holy+Innocent+Children's+Hospital,+To+Mwizi+%26+Isingiro,+Mbarara/@-0.6217994,30.641658,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d91a527d44407f:0x3ff53c1887fe35e8!2m2!1d30.6576625!2d-0.6170591!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d91a48a15869f1:0x595462e5b62babe1!2m2!1d30.6476723!2d-0.6232887!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital |access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>

This location is approximately {{convert|272|km|0}}, by road southwest of [[Mulago National Referral Hospital]] in [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital and largest city.<ref name="4R">{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mulago+Hospital,+Kampala/Holy+Innocent+Children's+Hospital,+To+Mwizi+%26+Isingiro,+Mbarara/@-0.2330515,30.717743,8z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbb0f51509de1:0xea12334542674d8c!2m2!1d32.5761312!2d0.3380637!1m5!1m1!1s0x19d91a48a15869f1:0x595462e5b62babe1!2m2!1d30.6476723!2d-0.6232887!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mulago National Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital | access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following:
The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following:<ref name="1R"/>

<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.holyinnocentsuganda.com/About_Us.htm |title=The Stakeholders in HICH |access-date=29 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712214331/http://www.holyinnocentsuganda.com/About_Us.htm |archive-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara]]
* [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara]]
* Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
* Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau
* The [[University of San Diego]] School of Nursing & Health Sciences
* [[University of San Diego]] School of Nursing & Health Sciences
* The [[University of California, San Diego]] School of Medicine
* [[University of California, San Diego]] School of Medicine
* The [[Children's Hospital Oakland]]
* [[Children's Hospital Oakland]]
* The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego]]
* [[California State University, Northridge]]
* [[California State University, Northridge]]
* [[Rady Children's Hospital]], San Diego
* [[Rady Children's Hospital]], San Diego
* Private Businesspeople and Entrepreneurs
* Private businesspeople and entrepreneurs
* [[Donation|Donor]]s and [[Volunteering|Volunteer]]s worldwide
* [[Donation|Donor]]s and [[Volunteering|volunteer]]s worldwide<ref name="1R"/>


==External links==
==Operation==
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital is a member of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. As of October 2020, its capacity was 55 beds. Annual outpatient visits were 20,468, with 3,922 annual admissions. Patient user fees accounted for 45.3 percent of the total hospital annual income.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Amone |first1=Joseph |last2=Asio |first2=Salome |last3=Cattaneo |first3=Adriano |last4=Kweyatulira |first4=Annet Kakinda |last5=Macaluso |first5=Anna |last6=Maciocco |first6=Gavino |last7=Mukokoma |first7=Maurice |last8=Ronfani |first8=Luca |last9=Santini |first9=Stefano |date=4 May 2005 |title=User fees in private non-for-profit hospitals in Uganda: a survey and intervention for equity |url=https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-9276-4-6 |url-status=live |journal=International Journal for Equity in Health <!-- abbreviated as Int J Equity Health --> |publisher=BioMed Central Ltd. |volume=4 |issue=1 |page= |doi=10.1186/1475-9276-4-6 |pmc=1142334 |pmid=15871744 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630045921/http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/4/1/6 |archive-date=2007-06-30 |doi-access=free |article-number=6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Lagarde |first1=Mylene |last2=Palmer |first2=Natasha |date=November 2008 |title=The impact of user fees on health service utilization in low- and middle-income countries: how strong is the evidence? |url=https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/11/07-049197/en/ |url-status=dead |journal=Bulletin of the World Health Organization <!-- abbreviated as Bull World Health Organ --> |language=English; abstract also available in French, Spanish, Arabic |volume=86 |issue=11 <!-- Special theme – Health financing --> |pages=839–848, A–C |doi=10.2471/BLT.07.049197 <!-- redirects to a dead link; https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2649541/pdf/07-049197.pdf is a working URL for the PDF, but the redirect target has a spurious trailing slash --> |pmc=2649541 |pmid=19030689 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629210004/http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/11/07-049197/en |archive-date=2013-06-29 |work=}}</ref>
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Holy+Innocents+children%27s+hospital+mbarara&sll=-0.612659,30.659645&sspn=0.008797,0.013797&ie=UTF8&hq=Holy+Innocents+children%27s+hospital&hnear=Mbarara,+Uganda&ll=-0.609987,30.656834&spn=0.025834,0.087204&t=h&z=14 Google Map Mbarara City]


==See also==
==See also==
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Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara
Map
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital is located in Uganda
Holy Innocents Children's Hospital
Geography
LocationMbarara, Mbarara District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°37′23″S 30°38′50″E / 0.62306°S 30.64722°E / -0.62306; 30.64722
Organisation
Care systemPrivate, non-profit
TypePediatric hospital
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened2009
Links
WebsiteHomepage
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (HICH) is a pediatric general hospital in the Western Region of Uganda. Founded in 2009,[1] it is the second entirely pediatric hospital in the country, the other being CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (CCHU), located in Mbale, in Eastern Uganda, which was founded in 2000.[2]

Location

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HICH is located in the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the Western Region of Uganda, and the nearest regional referral hospital.[3]

This location is approximately 272 kilometres (169 mi), by road southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[4]

Overview

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The hospital is a collaborative effort between many stakeholders, including the following:[1]

Operation

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Holy Innocents Children's Hospital is a member of the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau. As of October 2020, its capacity was 55 beds. Annual outpatient visits were 20,468, with 3,922 annual admissions. Patient user fees accounted for 45.3 percent of the total hospital annual income.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Holy Innocents Children's Hospital (October 2020). "About Holy Innocents Children's Hospital: A Tribute to Tom Thomas, Founder of Holy Innocents Children's Hospital Uganda, Inc". Holy Innocents Children's Hospital. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda (23 October 2020). "About CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda". Mbale, Uganda: CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Road Distance Between Mulago National Referral Hospital And Holy Innocents Children's Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. ^ Amone, Joseph; Asio, Salome; Cattaneo, Adriano; Kweyatulira, Annet Kakinda; Macaluso, Anna; Maciocco, Gavino; Mukokoma, Maurice; Ronfani, Luca; Santini, Stefano (4 May 2005). "User fees in private non-for-profit hospitals in Uganda: a survey and intervention for equity". International Journal for Equity in Health. 4 (1) 6. BioMed Central Ltd. doi:10.1186/1475-9276-4-6. PMC 1142334. PMID 15871744. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007.
  6. ^ Lagarde, Mylene; Palmer, Natasha (November 2008). "The impact of user fees on health service utilization in low- and middle-income countries: how strong is the evidence?". Bulletin of the World Health Organization (in English; abstract also available in French, Spanish, and Arabic). 86 (11): 839–848, A–C. doi:10.2471/BLT.07.049197. PMC 2649541. PMID 19030689. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)


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