Services

Our Services

Out Patient Care Department

We offer both curative and preventive health care services including counselling, diagnostic and treatment services.

At the main outpatient department, an average of 80 patients per day receive care that includes doctor/clinician consultations, minor surgeries, diagnostic imaging and emergency services. The outpatients department is Open every Monday to Sunday, 7:00am to 9:00pm.

In Patient Care

We offer both curative and preventive health care services including counselling, diagnostic and treatment services. At the main general outpatient department, an average of 80 patients per day receive services that include doctor/clinician consultations, minor surgeries, diagnostic imaging and emergency care.

204

BEDS

05

WARDS

09

SPECIALIST DOCTORS

80,475

TOTAL ADMISIONS (2010- 2022)

In Patient Care Services

Maternity Services

This ward is headed by an Obstetrician/ Gynecologist who works hand in hand with a team of other doctors and midwives to deliver the much-needed care.

It has the biggest number of admissions in the hospital and offers some of the below services:

✓ Normal deliveries

✓ Abnormal/operative deliveries

✓ Management of pregnancy complications

✓ Referrals

A total of 25,034 deliveries were conducted between the financial years 2010/2011 and 2019/2020. 69.5% of these deliveries were normal deliveries and 30.4% were by caesarean section. Kiwoko Hospital’s reputation in Maternal and Newborn Health Care has grown over the years which has led to an increase in the number of patients referred to the facility for care. Of the 3,968 maternity ward admissions that were recorded in 2019 (January to December), 20% were referrals from other health facilities.

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MATERNITY WARD BEDS

74.4%

BED OCCUPANCY

2,704

TOTAL DELIVERIES

2019/2020

99.9%

MATERNITY WARD

SURVIVAL RATE

2019/2020

Neo-Natal Intensive Care

The Ministry of Health, Uganda (MoH) recognizes Kiwoko Hospital’s NICU as a centre of excellence in newborn health. Health care workers from across the country travel to Kiwoko to learn from the NICU and its knowledgeable staff.

This unit has 38 beds with the commonest cause of admission to the unit being prematurity. Babies in this unit are as well treated for other conditions such as perinatal/birth asphyxia, sepsis, among others.

Today, this unit admits over 1200 babies every year with an over 90% survival rate.

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NICU BEDS

119.5%

BED OCCUPANCY

90%

NICU SURVIVAL RATE

1,269

NICU TOTAL ADMISIONS

(2010- 2022)

PAEDIATRICS WARD

This ward admits male and female children below the age of 6 years.

On average, a total of 1300 children are admitted to this unit every year.

Some of the commonest reasons for admission being; malaria, malnutrition, anaemia, burns and fractures.

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PAEDIATRICS BEDS

88.1%

PAEDIATRICS BED OCCUPANCY

2019/2020

1,654

PAEDIATRICS ADMISSIONS

2019/2020

96.2%

PAEDIATRICS SURVIVAL RATE

2019/2020

FEMALE WARD

Females above the age of six (6) are admitted to this ward.

Just like the male ward, this unit is divided into surgical and medical sides.

The causes of admission to this unit are infections like HIV, non-communicable diseases amongst others.

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FEMALE WARD BEDS

53.9%

BED OCUPANCY

2019/2020

97%

2019/2020

SURVIVAL RATE

1,654

TOTAL ADMISIONS

(2019- 2020)

MALE WARD

All male patients above six (6) years are admitted to the hospital’s male ward.

This ward is divided into two; the surgical and medical sides. Some of the common causes of admission to this unit are trauma (boda-boda accidents), infections such as HIV and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

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MALE WARD BEDS

59.1%

WARD OCCUPANCY

96%

SURVIVAL RATE

1,382

TOTAL ADMISIONS

KIWOKO SPECIALIST CLINICS

Eye Clinic

✓ Consultation services

✓ Eye screening

✓ Eye examination

✓ Diagnosis and management of different eye conditions such as allergic conjunctivitis, presbyopia, refractive errors, cataracts among others.

✓ Dispensing of donated glasses

✓ Outreach eye clinics.

✓ Minor Eye Surgeries

Clinic Day: Mon - Friday ( 9am to 5pm)

Diabetes

✓Screening for and treating complications

✓Random blood sugar testing

✓Drug refills

✓General and individual counselling of patients

✓Health education talks

Clinic Day: Every Friday 9am to 5pm.

Dental Clinic

✓Health education on oral hygiene.

✓Tooth extraction.

✓Insertion and replacement of dentures

✓Management of dental fractures

✓Treatment of other dental conditions.

✓Fillings

✓Root canal posterior teeth, crowns, dentures, bridges, implants and impactions

Clinic Day: Tuesday - Friday ( 9am to 5pm)

Visiting Specialist - Saturday

Urology

Management of Urology Conditions

Clinic Day: Tuesday - Friday ( 9am - 5pm)

Other Specialist Clinics

✓ Psychosocial counselling

✓ Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV

✓ Nutrition assessment

✓ Free nutrition support given to HIV positive malnourished clients.

✓ Screening, testing and provision of treatment of opportunistic infections including TB and STIs.

✓ Baseline investigations such as; Viral Load tests, CD4 tests, Serum CRAG and TB LAM.

✓ Provision of education support to orphans and vulnerable children.

✓ Basic materials given to orphans and vulnerable children.

✓ Provision of basic needs to HIV positive youths that are registered in the clinic

✓ Mental health sensitization and education

✓ Assessment of mentally ill patients

✓ Diagnostic services

✓ Treatment and follow up of those found to have mental illnesses

✓ Referral to Butabika Hospital for management of complicated cases

✓ Screening for sickle cell anaemia and education

✓ Growth monitoring

✓ Drug refills

✓ Psychosocial counselling

✓ Management of gynaecological conditions such as; uterine fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, pelvic organ prolapses, old perineal tears, pelvic inflammatory diseases, gestational trophoblastic disorders, suspected gynaecological cancers among others

✓ Management of high-risk pregnancies like diabetes in pregnancy, preeclampsia, recurrent pregnancy losses, etc.

✓ Making delivery plans and booking for elective caesarean sections for high risk pregnancies.

✓ General and obstetric examination

✓ Routine and special laboratory investigations (including HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, Urinalysis, Hb, Random Blood Sugar and Sickle Cell tests are done)

✓ Drug prescription and dispensing of drugs such as fansider, ferrous folate plus folic acid and mebendazole.

✓ Ultra sound scan services

Health education services in line with Infant & Young Child Feeding, Counselling & Maternal Nutrition Counselling.

✓ Family planning counselling.

✓ Adolescent Reproductive Health.

✓ Mother and Baby examination

✓ Cord Care Services

✓ Infant and Child feeding education

✓ Maternal and Family Planning counselling.

✓ Immunization

Other Services Offered

Other Services we offer:

Community Based Health Care Program

Kiwoko Hospital has continued to serve its mission through its Community Based Health Care (CBHC) Program that was started in 1988 to prevent common diseases/conditions such as; diarrhea, malaria, polio, TB, whooping cough, measles, worms and malnutrition; and to promote health.

Health Outreaches

Today, the CBHC Program focusses on immunization, antenatal care, postnatal care, adolescent health, mental health, family planning, nutrition education, water and sanitation hygiene promotion, HIV and general health education.

Immunization

Kiwoko hospital conducts immunization at community level (in addition to what is done at the facility) where children are immunized against diseases such as polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough and diphtheria.

In partnership with the Ugandan Ministry of Health, Kiwoko hospital also vaccinates 10-year old girls against cervical cancer. Community immunization happens every Monday to Friday at different sites within the area that we serve. Our VHTs (Village Health Teams) play a key role in mobilizing clients to attend these clinics.

Atenatal & Post Natal Clinic

We bring both antenatal and postnatal care services closer to women in the communities that we serve. During these community clinics, Kiwoko hospital provides services that include but are not limited to; TT vaccination, HIV testing, health education, general examination (anemia, blood pressure, weight, etc.).

After delivery, mothers are examined using the 666 technique and this examination is intended to find out if the new mother is recovering well.

Family Planning

Besides educating the community about the importance of family planning, Kiwoko hospital also provides pills and condoms to community members that attend its different family planning clinics.

In case one requests for a family planning method that requires theatre space such as tubal ligation, they are linked up with the team at the facility for care.

Community Health Education

In general, Kiwoko hospital is involved in educating the community about health issues related to; hygiene, sanitation, safe motherhood, HIV prevention, mental health and epilepsy, among others.

With the help of 120 VHTs, this very important information is passed down to the different households