Masindi General Hospital

Masindi General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Masindi,
Western Region,
 Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department I
Beds 160
History
Founded 1922
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Masindi General Hospital, also Masindi Government Hospital or Masindi Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

The hospital is located in the town of Masindi, in Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, about 66 kilometres (41 mi), by road, northeast of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Masindi General Hospital are:01°41'07.0"N, 31°42'48.0"E (Latitude:1.685282; Longitude:31.713337).[3]

Overview

The hospital was built in 1922, as an health aid post of the workers of he East African Railways. In 1935, it was acquired by the colonial government and developed into a Health Center IV facility. In 1965 it was handed over to the government of Uganda. In 1988, it was upgraded to a 100-bed general hospital. 54 gynecology beds were added in 2008, to bring the bed capacity to 154.[1] The bed capacity as at January 2013, was given as 160.[4]

Patients served come from the districts of Masindi, Buliisa, Nakasongola, Nakaseke, Hoima and Nebbi. Some patients come from as far away as South Sudan and eastern DR Congo.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 UMOH (6 May 2016). "Profile of Masindi Hospital" (PDF). Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (6 May 2016). "Distance between Masindi Hospital, Masindi, Western Region, Uganda and Hoima Referal Hospital, Hoima, Western Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Google (6 May 2016). "Location of Masindi General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 Otage, Stephen (21 January 2013). "Tourists shun Masindi hospital over services". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

Coordinates: 01°41′07″N 31°42′48″E / 1.68528°N 31.71333°E / 1.68528; 31.71333

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