HOIMA DISTRICT GETS AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT(ICU), IT WILL REDUCE ON REFERRALS TO MULAGO

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Dr Sophie Namasopo, Director Hoima Regional Referral Hospital thanked the government through Ministry of Health and World Bank for helping Hoima realize the dream of constructing a modern Intensive Care Unit(ICU) at the Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.

“there were challenges of space and the site but which were solved. We are having the Intensive Care Unit finally. It will improve the quality of care and reduce referrals to Mulago National Referral Hospital”, Dr Namasopo

She said “We had a High Dependence Unit but we could do much with this Intensive Care Unit we shall take care of the critically ill rather than referring them to Mulago National Referral Hospital. The Contractor we know you have done great work before, continue to prove yourself by giving us the best quality ICU”, Dr Sophie Namasopo.

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is one of the few hospitals in the country that have been earmarked by UCREPP to have a modern Intensive Care Unit. The official site handover took place on 23rd August, 2023 at the hospital grounds and was presided by Dr Geofrey Bakumbi, Principal Medical Officer -Clinical Services Department at the Ministry of Health.

Speaking on behalf of the Commissioner Clinical Services, Dr Bakumbi emphasized the need to provide quality work by the contractor and urged them to be professional and deliver the work in the speculated time of the contract.

“I want you to take this work seriously because an ICU is an essential facility at the hospital like this one. I urge all the stakeholders to cooperate and be united as a team for the success of the

The Director, thanked district leaders for honoring the invitation, we thank the government through Ministry of Health and World Bank for helping Hoima realize this dream of constructing the Intensive Care Unit at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.

There were challenge of space and the site but which were solved. We are having the Intensive Care Unit finally. It will improve the quality of care and reduce referrals to Mulago National Referral Hospital.

“We had a High Dependence Unit but we couldnot do much but with this Intensive Care Unit we shall take care of the critically ill than referring them to Mulago National Referral Hospital. The Contractor we know you have done great work before, continue to prove self by giving us the best quality ICU”, Dr Sophie Namasopo.

Give us the support as key stake holders , as project management team we shall give you support.

Hannington Asaba Representing CAO Hoima district, he thanked Ministry of Health for fulfilling this promise. As people of Hoima and leaders this is a wonderful opportunity when services are brought closer to the people.

This Intensive Care Unit means alot to us in terms of proximity and access. It will reduce the distance and costs from referrals that having been choking patients from Hoima district to Kampala. We promise to monitor this project because we have confidence in the Central Government.

Mayor, We are receiving this project with great joy. Our people will be helped because at first we feared that we were losing the project because of land issues.

“We engaged the Prime Minister and made sure there is land. We want Hoima Regional Referral Hospital and police to regain their land.

Badru Mugabi RCC, this is the second ground breaking in 10 days , this brings confidence in the people we lead. It shows government is committed to the people especially the mothers and children.

“We want to bring assurance to voters by delivering the best facility and services. Periodically we shall monitor the project through the right channels ans we shall use the our airtime on radio to tell the communities about these upcoming services.

Since their widespread introduction more than half a century ago, intensive care units (ICUs) have become an integral part of the health care system. Although most ICUs are found in high-income countries, they are increasingly a feature of health care systems in low- and middle-income countries.

An ICU is an organized system for the provision of care to critically ill patients that provides intensive and specialized medical and nursing care, an enhanced capacity for monitoring, and multiple modalities of physiologic organ support to sustain life during a period of life-threatening organ system insufficiency. Although an ICU is based in a defined geographic area of a hospital, its activities often extend beyond the walls of the physical space to include the emergency department, hospital ward, and follow-up clinic. A level 1 ICU is capable of providing oxygen, noninvasive monitoring, and more intensive nursing care than on a ward, whereas a level 2 ICU can provide invasive monitoring and basic life support for a short period. A level 3 ICU provides a full spectrum of monitoring and life support technologies, serves as a regional resource for the care of critically ill patients, and may play an active role in developing the specialty of intensive care through research and education. A formal definition and descriptive framework for ICUs can inform health care decision-makers in planning and measuring capacity and provide clinicians and patients with a benchmark to evaluate the level of resources available for clinical care.