Butaro Hospital

Butaro Hospital

Butaro Hospital, October 2011
Geography
Location Butaro sector, Burera district,
Northern Province, Rwanda
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds 150
History
Founded 24 January 2011

The Butaro Hospital (Kinyarwanda: Ibitaro bya Butaro) is a hospital in the Butaro sector of Burera, Northern Province, Rwanda.The Butaro Hospital was designed by MASS in cooperation with the Rwandan Ministry of Health and Partners in Health.[1] The construction of the 150-bed hospital begun on December 2008 and was opened on 24 January 2011. The hospital was formally opened by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and became the first hospital in Burera.[2][3]

Cancer Centers

Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence

In July 2012, Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence opened, offering the first cancer ward in rural East Africa. It was developed by Partners In Health, with support from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Rwandan government. The Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation contributed $1.5 million to its creation.[4]

Butaro Ambulatory Cancer Center

In 2013, an outpatient facility was added to treat cancer patients who need regular IV chemotherapy, but who do not require hospitalization. Services include pathology-based diagnosis, chemotherapy, and surgery, referral for radiotherapy, socio-economic support, and long-term follow up.

Butaro Ambulatory Cancer Center was designed by MASS Design Group, built by Partners In Health, and funded by the Cummings Foundation, Inc. of Woburn, Massachusetts. Other partners include the government of Rwanda, Rwanda Biomedical Center, and Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (Boston).[5]

Aerial view of Butaro Hospital

References

  1. ↑ "Butaro Hospital". Open Architecture Network. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Butaro Hospital". Partners in Health. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kagame opens new hospital in Butaro". The New Times. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Boston helps bring advanced cancer care to a rural corner of Rwanda - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  5. ↑ "Butaro Ambulatory Cancer Center Opens In Northern Rwanda". www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.

Coordinates: 1°24′35″S 29°50′24″E / 1.409783°S 29.839945°E / -1.409783; 29.839945

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