St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor
About Company
Our Mission
To provide Affordable, Quality and Sustainable Healthcare to the Needy and to train Professionals of High Integrity, in Witness of the Church’s Concern for all.
Our Vision
To be a Hospital of Choice Providing Quality, Sustainable Care in a Humane and Supportive Environment.
Values
Our guiding principle is respect for human dignity which puts people at the centre of all that we do. As a manifestation of our Motto “Patient First”, compassion, professionalism and team spirit take a special place. We value honesty, transparency, accountability and optimal utilization of all hospital resources. These Values include;
Respect
Compassion
Professionalism
Team spirit
Honesty
Transparency
Accountability
Self Sufficiency
From the beginning of the seventies, starting with the presidency of Idi Amin, Uganda experienced a severe economic downfall and finding even the simplest goods was difficult if not impossible. The hospital had to procure most goods from abroad. From 1986 peace was gradually re-established in the South and the economy improved, but due to the terrible civil conflict which ensued in the North until 2006, suppliers were unwilling to travel to the North.
The hospital has therefore developed a strong technical department allowing it to be totally self-reliant for construction works and maintenance, wood and metal carpentry, energy supply and distribution, water supply and distribution, waste management, installation and maintenance of medical and nonmedical equipment (X-ray machines, autoclaves, washing machines and cold rooms), fire prevention, transport of goods and containers from the capital in Southern Uganda.
The technical department was developed since 1982 by Italian Catholic Missionary Comboni brother Elio Croce. Throughout the years of civil conflict during which very few opportunities for learning a job were present in the region, the workshop has allowed and still allows many young people to learn a job, develop technical skills and eventually start their own small business.
Water Supply
Electricity
Waste Management
