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 a health aid post of the workers of the 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(sic) 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.

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

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