Mubende Hospital

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mubende Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mubende, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Mubende, Mityana, Kiboga, and Kyankwanzi.[2]

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
LocationMubende, Mubende District, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°34′03″N 31°23′35″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral, Teaching
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds175[1]
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Location

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital is located on Old Kampala Road, in the central business district of the municipal of Mubende, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[3] This is approximately 148 kilometres (92 mi) east of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.[4] The coordinates of Mubende Hospital are 0°34'03.0"N, 31°23'35.0"E (Latitude:0.567496; Longitude:31.393041).[5]

Overview

Mubende 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. 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.[6]

The hospital serves a catchment population estimated at about 610,600 people, as of July 2020. The hospital collaborates with Mildmay Uganda, in the implementation of the Accelerating Epidemic Control Project against HIV/AIDS, that covers the districts of Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Mityana, Luweero, Kassanda, Nakasongola and Nakaseke. The project is funded by the United States' Centers for Disease Control and by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In July 2020, the project was in its third consecutive year of implementation.[7]

See also

References
  1. World Health Organization (2019). "Improving emergency care in Uganda". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland. p. 314-315. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. Evelyn Lirri (27 May 2010). "Uganda: Shs260 billion to revamp country's ailing hospitals" (via AllAfrica.com). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. Google (16 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mubende Regional Referral Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. Google (16 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mubende Regional Referral Hospital And Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. Google (16 October 2020). "Location of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. OAGU (6 June 2015). "Efficiency of Operations of Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda" (Archived from the original on 24 June 2015). Kampala: Office of the Auditor General of Uganda (OAGU). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. Mildmay Uganda (24 July 2020). "Mildmay Donates 65KVA Generator to Mubende Regional Hospital". Kampala, Uganda: Mildmay Uganda. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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