CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital

What CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital does

CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital (Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Uganda) is a non-profit specialized rehabilitation hospital located in Kisubi on Entebbe Road, Uganda, founded in 2006. It provides orthopedic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, comprehensive medical rehabilitation, and Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) repair services, supported by pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, nursing, and ambulance functions, plus an in-house workshop that fabricates prostheses, orthoses, braces, and wheelchairs. The clinical team includes six full-time orthopedic surgeons and three full-time orthopedic officers, alongside medical, rehabilitation, and administrative staff totaling 180+ personnel, delivering 14,000+ orthopedic surgeries, 900+ plastic surgeries, 380+ VVF surgeries, and 25,000+ outpatient visits annually.

The hospital serves primarily children with physical disabilities (80% of beneficiaries), women with obstetric fistula, and adults requiring orthopedic or reconstructive intervention, drawing patients from Uganda and neighboring East African countries (Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan). Patient acquisition is community-led: district-level community mobilizers, radio talk shows, partner referral networks, and a Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) program drive awareness and referrals, while direct hospital visits are booked via phone, email, or in-person appointment.

The business model is hybrid. Patients contribute via service fees — children 0–5 receive free treatment, children 6–17 receive subsidized rates, and adults pay fully — supplemented by a diversified donor and grant portfolio from Smile Train, Transforming Faces, Fistula Foundation, CBM, MTN Foundation, Direct Relief, German Cooperation, and the Government of Canada, among others. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors chaired by Victor B.O Odongo and led by CEO Robert Ochai, with no parent company or external ownership. The hospital operates as a single integrated facility with no branches and is structured as a private non-profit / NGO registered in Uganda.

Name

CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital

Legal name

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services Uganda

Website

https://corsuhospital.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rehabilitation Hospital Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehab Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAJAG), Multi-Specialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) (HLAFAIAA)

Keywords

• Rehabilitation hospital services
• Orthopedic surgical services
• Plastic reconstructive surgery
• Assistive devices fabrication
• Pediatric disability care

Headquarters

HQ city

Kisubi

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Service Fees: Revenue generated from patient treatment fees. Children 0-5 years receive free treatment, children 6-17 receive subsidized rates, adults pay fully for treatment. Hospital also relies on donations and fundraising.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Hospital receives support from donors and partners including Fistula Foundation, MTN Foundation, Smile Train, Transforming Faces, and other international organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CoRSU is a specialized rehabilitation hospital providing orthopedic and plastic/reconstructive surgical services, comprehensive medical rehabilitation (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy), Vesico-Vaginal Fistula treatment, pharmacy and diagnostic services, ambulance services, and Community Based Inclusive Development programs. The hospital primarily serves children with physical disabilities (80% of beneficiaries) from Uganda and neighboring East African countries, offering free treatment to children aged 0-5, subsidized rates for children aged 6-17, and full rates for adults.

Product overview

CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital is a specialized healthcare institution offering a unified portfolio of orthopedic and plastic/reconstructive surgical services complemented by comprehensive medical rehabilitation. The core services include Orthopedic Services (treatment of bone/muscle conditions), Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (cleft repairs, burn treatments, reconstructive procedures), Medical Rehabilitation Services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and fabrication of prostheses/orthoses), and Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Services. These are supported by Pharmacy and Diagnostics, Nursing Care, Ambulance Services, and Community Based Inclusive Development programs. The hospital operates as a single integrated facility (no branches) serving patients from Uganda and neighboring East African countries, with a focus on children (80% of beneficiaries) receiving subsidized or free treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedic Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 children served through surgical services over 15 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Smile TraincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary donor for cleft lip and palate surgeries at CoRSU. Provides funding for surgical interventions for children born with cleft conditions. Daniel's comprehensive care journey was supported by Smile Train along with Transforming Faces.
• Transforming FacescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary donor partner alongside Smile Train for cleft lip and palate surgeries at CoRSU. Supports comprehensive care for patients with facial conditions.
• Fistula FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMain funder for the Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) clinic at CoRSU. Supports obstetric fistula treatment for women from eight districts in Uganda.
• CBMmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Christian development organization partnering with CoRSU for disability inclusion and rehabilitation services.
• Victoria Hand ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides technical expertise and support for upper limb prosthetics and assistive devices at CoRSU.
• UCSFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for research collaboration and medical education exchange programs.
• Brussels AirlinesminorOthersProvides transportation support for medical supplies and personnel movement.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Ships: An international charity providing free surgical care (including orthopedic, reconstructive, and VVF) in sub-Saharan Africa via hospital ships. Operates in a similar donor-funded specialty surgery niche and competes partially for the same underserved patient pool and donor mindshare in East Africa.
• Amref Health Africa: A large African health NGO running community health, surgical outreach, and capacity-building programs across East Africa. Overlaps with CoRSU on community-based inclusive development, surgical outreach, and donor-funded programming in Uganda and neighboring countries.
• Mulago National Specialized Hospital: Uganda's main national referral hospital. While much larger and broader in scope, it is the primary alternative tertiary destination for complex orthopedic and reconstructive cases in Uganda, making it a benchmark competitor and referral alternative to CoRSU.

Direct peers

• CCBRT (Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania): A Tanzanian non-profit providing specialized rehabilitation (including orthopedic, prosthetics, and VVF services). Comparable to CoRSU as a specialty rehabilitation provider with VVF treatment programs and donor-funded operations in East Africa.
• Katalemwa Cheshire Home (Uganda): A Ugandan NGO rehabilitation center for children with disabilities, offering orthopedic, physiotherapy, and assistive device services. Comparable peer within Uganda serving a similar pediatric disability population with similar therapy-plus-devices model.
• BethanyKids (Kenya / Ethiopia / Uganda): A pediatric surgical and rehabilitation organization in East Africa treating conditions such as hydrocephalus, spina bifida, and orthopedic conditions. Comparable to CoRSU's pediatric surgical/rehabilitation mission and its donor-funded East African footprint.
• CURE International (including CURE Uganda/Mbale and AIC CURE Kijabe): A global network of charitable specialty hospitals providing pediatric orthopedic and reconstructive surgery across Africa and Asia. Most directly comparable to CoRSU given shared mission, pediatric orthopedic focus, surgery-plus-rehabilitation model, and donor-funded operations.

Others

• Smile Train: A major international cleft surgery funder. Smile Train is a key donor of CoRSU rather than a direct competitor, but its network of partner hospitals across East Africa makes it an adjacent/comparable entity for partner-funder analysis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corsu-children's-hospital

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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