UNSB 3rd Graduation ceremony

Diagnostic services

Dr Asaph with Dr Scott and Laura, the ED KF during BCH 20 th anniversary

Eye care services

Child care in neonatal unit

Paediatrics unit

community out-reach

C.O.U Bwindi community Hospital offers community health services to people within its catchment area

Community

Livelihood project

Distribution of goats among the Batwa as part of the livelihood project

Mothers’ waiting home skilling project

surgery at bch

Health Care Training

We are committed to becoming a regional centre of excellence offering tertiary health care, and training top notch healthcare professionals.

icu

ground breaking of the upcoming dental- visual clinic

Welcome To Bwindi Community Hospital We treat, God heals

We are a not for profit community hospital under the auspices of the Church of Uganda in the Diocese of Kinkiizi. We offer preventative and curative services to 120,000 people but our specialized services are of nationwide benefit.

Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) has a bed capacity of 155 beds and gets to see about 40000 consultations throughout the year. We offer a number of services that include; Outpatient and Inpatient, Child health, Maternal health, Community health and Batwa, Dental and Eye health care, Diagnostics and Laboratory, Mental health,Chronic Care, Accident and Emergency Services, Ambulance services, HIV/AIDS and TB care, Youth friendly services and eQuality health insurance. We are also training the next generation of healthcare professionals at Uganda Nursing School Bwindi and Uganda College of Health Sciences Bwindi.

For the last ten years, BCH has been ranked among the best performing health facilities in Uganda according to the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB).

2024: UPMB Best Quality Service Delivery Award 2024 for embracing ICT in healthcare

2024: Heroes in Health Award 2024, in recognition of the exceptional achievements and dedication to the field of healthcare in the use of ICT to Improve Patient Care Award

2024: Heroes in Health Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 to Dr. Scott Kellermann, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and dedication to improving the well-being of individuals and communities.

2021: Prince Albert II of Monaco Prize for Innovative Philanthropy, in recognition of the exceptional work carried out by BCH to provide access to healthcare for the poorest communities.

2018: UPMB award for innovatively growing the Community Health Insurance, overall best performer in timely compilation and submission of quality reports and good Monitoring and Evaluation practices. .

2018: UPMB award for leading innovation and use of technology in nursing education in Uganda.

2018: Won Social Innovation in health Initiative award by Makerere University School of Public Health for pioneering Mothers Waiting Hostel for safe motherhood in Uganda, as an affordable and sustainable innovation to improve facility deliveries.

2017: Won Grand Challenge Canada innovation Award for using digital and mobile technology to create an affordable community-rooted community health service for poor remote setting.

2017: Winner of the 2017 Uganda sustainable development award by Public Opinions.

2014: Mama Alive Initiative Award (Uganda) for improving maternal health in the region

2013: Public Opinion Pearl of Africa Life Time Achievement Award for contributing towards attainment of the millennium Development goals.

2011: Stars Foundation (UK) health impact ward for Africa and Middle East region for improving child health.

A number of other health facilities from across the country continue coming to learn from Bwindi about innovations and best practices to help improve the care in their region.