The University teaching hospital of Kigali/CHUK is the largest hospital located in District of Nyarugenge at KN 4 Ave, Kigali City. It is also the biggest referral hospital of the country with a capacity of 483 beds. CHUK provides quality healthcare to the population, training, clinical research and technical support to district hospitals.
Some important dates for CHUK:
In 1918: it was built;
In 1928, it worked as health center;
In 1965, it worked as hospital.
From April 1994 to 1996, the CHK has served as a health center, a district hospital and as a referral hospital as well.
In 2000, with the enactment of law Nr. 41/2000 of 7/12/2000 on the establishment and organization of the University Teaching Hospital "CHUK", the CHK became a public institution with legal personality known as “University Teaching Hospital of Kigali”.