Mityana Hospital

Mityana Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location Mityana,
Mityana District,
 Uganda
Organisation
Care system Public
Hospital type General
Services
Emergency department II
Beds 100
History
Founded 1940[1]
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Mityana Hospital, also Mityana General Hospital or Mityana District Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mityana, in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

Mityana Hospital is located in in the central business district of the town of Mityana, about 82 kilometres (51 mi) east of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, the regional referral hospital.[2] This is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the country.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are: 0°23'48.0"N, 32°02'32.0"E (Latitude:0.396663; Longitude:32.042235).[4]

Overview

Mityana Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. The hospital opened in 1940 and has, until 2013 been in a dilapidated state, with crumbling buildings and antiquated or non-existent equipment.[1] In December 2013, the Government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the World Bank, began an update and renovation of the institution.[5] Those renovations concluded in 2015.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kagiri, Luke (2 August 2013). "Mityana Hospital in dilapidated state". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ GFC (4 May 2016). "Distance between Mubende Hospital, Mubende, Central Region, Uganda and Mityana Hospital, Mityana, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ GFC (4 May 2016). "Distance between Mityana Hospital, Mityana, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (4 May 2016). "Location of Mityana Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Kyobe, Sarah (27 October 2014). "Government begins massive hospitals’ renovations". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Ninsiima, Racheal (6 November 2015). "Renovation of seven hospitals complete". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Renovation/Construction of seven hospitals finalized, 27 Health Centre IVs still under rehabilitation" (Press Release). Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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Coordinates: 00°23′48″N 32°02′32″E / 0.39667°N 32.04222°E / 0.39667; 32.04222

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