Kibogora Hospital is a rural hospital of 279 beds, located in southwest Rwanda on the shores of Lake Kivu. It serves a population of approximately 250,000 people. Kibogora is also a referral hospital for 12 outlying health centers. The hospital provides surgical, general medical, pediatric, maternity and neonatal services, with an extremely busy outpatient department. The support facilities include X-ray, laboratory, HIV/Aids testing, treatment facilities, dentistry, ophthalmology, physical therapy and family planning clinics.
The first medical facility at Kibogora was a dispensary set up in the 1940's by the Rev. Frank Adamson and his wife, Hazel, who were American missionaries. The growth of the hospital, in both buildings and facilities, occurred in the 1960's when the late Dr. Al Snyder was Medical Director at Kibogora. It is in very large part due to his efforts and the efforts of his support team that the hospital as we know it exists.
In 2011 the total number of staff at Kibogora was 216 including 12 doctors, 97 nurses and 17 technicians. The hospital admitted 6,312 patients and treated 23,199 as outpatients. The maternity unit delivered 1,628 babies, over 45% of which had compilations. The laboratory conducted 96,500 tests. There were 1,998 major surgeries performed and 1,064 minor surgeries. The bed occupancy was 70%. The HIV/Aids unit at the hospital has treated 1,918 patients since the program began in 2006. Of these, 621 were transferred for treatment to the health centers. The Health Centers are supported and supervised by the HIV/Aids team of doctors and technicians from Kibogora Hospital.
Fun Facts:
Mission at Kibogora - Missionary Established, Charity Hospital
Climate - Rainy seasons are February through April and November through December. Average temp: 70
Language - French, English, Kinyarwandan
Charting (patient charts in the hospital) - written mainly in French, some in English
Please pray for the missionaries and hospital staff at Kibogora Hospital. Please pray also for the patients who are treated at the hospital and at its many outpatient clinics. And please pray for our team as we prepare to leave for Rwanda in less than a month and also while we are serving overseas. Pray that the Lord would be glorified through our words and actions and that we'd be a blessing to those we serve while in Rwanda.
