Hoima Hospital

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Hoima,
Hoima District,
Bunyoro sub-region,
 Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General and Teaching
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 280 (2015)[1]
History
Founded 1930
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Hoima Hospital is a hospital in the town of Hoima, in Hoima District, in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bulisa, Hoima, Kibaale, Kiryandongo and Masindi.[1]

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Hoima, approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi), by road, northwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda's largest referral hospital.[2] The coordinates of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital are: 01°25'41.0"N, 31°21'16.0"E (Latitude:1.428051; Longitude:31.354451).[3]

Overview

Hoima Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda.[4] The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen Internship Hospitals in Uganda where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The bed capacity of Hoima Hospital was quoted as 280, in 2013. Of the 337 gazetted staff positions, only 251 were filled as at March 2011, leaving 85 vacant positions.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 UMOH (6 May 2016). "Profile of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (6 May 2016). "Distance between Hoima Referral Hospital, Hoima, Western Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (6 May 2016). "Location of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Michael Mawa; et al. (November 2012). "Report On The State Of Regional Referral Hospitals In Uganda". Kampala: HURINET-U. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Mugerwa, Francis (21 June 2013). "Staff Shortage Affecting Hoima Hospital". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 01°25′40″N 31°21′16″E / 1.42778°N 31.35444°E / 1.42778; 31.35444

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