Kacyiru District Hospital

Kacyiru District Hospital is one of the two existing District Hospitals in Gasabo District, Rwanda, together serving a population of 801,101 inhabitants. It has been five years since the hospital changed from the status of being a referral hospital to a district hospital. Its evolution has a long history of being a referral center for different services; it started as a small dispensary and then became a health center. In 2003, the health facility became a specialized health center with VCT and PMTC services when HIV/AIDS treatment services were beginning in the country. In 2009, due to expansion of specialized services including the addition of the Isange One Stop Centre, Kacyiru Health Center changed status from a specialized health center to a referral hospital under the management of Rwanda National Police under the name Kacyiru Police Hospital. In 2016, management of the hospital was shifted from Rwanda National Police to Gasabo District as a District Hospital. A National Forensic Laboratory under the management of MINIJUST is attached to the hospital, sharing some facilities such as the land title. The hospital's scope of services includes inpatient and outpatient diagnosis and treatment, with departments collaborating to provide care.

Kacyiru District Hospital is one of the two existing District Hospitals in Gasabo District, Rwanda, together serving a population of 801,101 inhabitants. It has been five years since the hospital changed from the status of being a referral hospital to a district hospital. Its evolution has a long history of being a referral center for different services; it started as a small dispensary and then became a health center. In 2003, the health facility became a specialized health center with VCT and PMTC services when HIV/AIDS treatment services were beginning in the country. While it was a specialized health center, it was one of the referral centers for PMTCT services, providing specialized services to discordant couples and participating in a large number of studies on discordant couples. In 2009, due to expansion of specialized services including the addition of the Isange One Stop Centre that were not being given elsewhere in the country, Kacyiru Health Center changed status from a specialized health center to a referral hospital under the management of Rwanda National Police under the name Kacyiru Police Hospital. In 2016, the management of the hospital was shifted from Rwanda National Police to Gasabo District as a District Hospital. A National Forensic Laboratory under the management of MINIJUST is attached to the hospital; with the change of status from referral to district hospital, the forensic laboratory remained with some shared facilities with the hospital, such as the land title. As a district hospital, Kacyiru hospital provided mainly services in m... [text truncated in source].

1. 1Overviewkacyiruhospital.gov.rw
2. 2Clinical Serviceskacyiruhospital.gov.rw