Background
Remera-Rukoma District Hospital has 164 beds and provides health services to more than 489,923 people through 14 health centers located in Kamonyi District. The hospital was established in 1927 by the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR). Initially, it started as an infirmary with a nutrition service that later developed into a dispensary. In 1978, under the leadership of Sister Karara, it was upgraded to a hospital. New buildings were later constructed for the maternity ward, outpatient clinic, pediatrics, internal medicine, offices, laboratory, and emergency services.
The hospital is located in Rukoma Sector, Remera Cell, Kabande Village approximately 30 kilometers from Kigali.
Vision
To become a center of excellence in providing maternal and child health care, preventive and curative care, and promoting community health.
Mission
To provide standard health care services while promoting Christian values, as the hospital is supported by the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) and other Protestant churches in Rwanda.
Values
Remera Rukoma Hospital strives to be a center of excellence through:
-High-quality health service delivery
-Integrity and innovation
-Accountability
Scope of Services
Remera-Rukoma District Hospital provides a wide range of preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health services, including:
- General internal medicine
- Information, education and communication (IEC)
- Nursing care & treatment
- PIT
- Infectious disease management
- One stop service
- General Pediatrics care
- Neonatology care
- Kangaroo mother care]
- Pediatric ward
- Consultation
- Minor surgery
- Resuscitation
- Care of burned patients
- General Obstetrics and Gynecological services
- Elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV (EMTCT)
- Ultrasound
- Family planning services
- Post Operative care
- Delivery services
- Cesarean section
- Ophthalmology
- Dentistry
- Mental Health and Clinical Psychology
- Physiotherapy
- Surgical
- Outpatient Department
- Medical Imaging
- Laboratory
Director General
Dr. BYAMUKAMA Emmanuel
Director General
Dr. Byamukama Emmanuel is a medical doctor and specialist ophthalmologist with extensive experience in clinical care, hospital leadership, and eye-health research.
Before joining Remera-Rukoma District Hospital, Dr. Byamukama served at Kirinda District Hospital in Karongi District, where he held the position of Director General and also practiced as an ophthalmologist. His leadership at Kirinda Hospital is documented in institutional records, which identify him as the hospital's Director and its ophthalmologist.
Dr. Byamukama
Heads of Divisions
Dr. NYIRAHAVUGIMANA Devothe
Director of Medical and Allied Health Sciences
NIZEYEMARIYA Leonille
Director of Nursing and Midwifery
RUSHIMIRWA Jean Paul
Director of Administration and Finance