▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁N k ok on jer u ▁Hospital , ▁is ▁a ▁private , ▁non - pro fit , ▁community ▁hospital ▁in ▁U g anda . ▁The ▁hospital ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁N k ok on jer u , ▁in ▁Bu ik we ▁District , ▁in ▁Central ▁U g anda . ▁This ▁location ▁approximately ▁, ▁by ▁road , ▁sout heast ▁of ▁K amp ala , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁U g anda ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Over view ▁N k ok on jer u ▁Hospital ▁is ▁a ▁private , ▁non - pro fit , ▁community ▁hospital , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁L ug azi . ▁It ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Little ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁bed ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 6 0 . ▁The ▁hospital ▁serves ▁a ▁rural ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁in ▁Bu ik we ▁District , ▁and ▁nearby ▁parts ▁of ▁M uk ono ▁District . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Mother ▁Kevin - K ear ney ▁started ▁a ▁disp ens ary ▁which ▁developed ▁into ▁the ▁current ▁hospital . ▁In ▁the ▁beginning , ▁emphas is ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁educ ating ▁the ▁local ▁population ▁in ▁mat ernal ▁and ▁child ▁health . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁was ▁established . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁Little ▁Sister s ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis