Arua Regional Referral Hospital

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Arua Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Arua Regional Referral Hospital
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Geography
Location Arua, Arua District, Uganda
Coordinates 03°01′10″N30°54′45″E / 3.01944°N 30.91250°E / 3.01944; 30.91250 Coordinates: 03°01′10″N30°54′45″E / 3.01944°N 30.91250°E / 3.01944; 30.91250
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General and Teaching
Services
Emergency department I
Beds272
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Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Arua Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Arua Hospital is a hospital in the town of Arua, in Northern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Adjumani, Arua, Koboko, Maracha, Moyo, Nebbi, Yumbe, and Zombo. The hospital also receives referrals from neighboring parts of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]

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Location

Arua Regional Referral Hospital is located in the city of Arua, Arua District, West Nile sub-region, in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is located approximately 251 kilometres (156 mi), by road, northwest of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. [2] This location is approximately 496 kilometres (308 mi), by road, northwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [3] The coordinates of Arua Regional Referral Hospital are: 03°01'10.0"N, 30°54'45.0"E (Latitude:3.019444; Longitude:30.912500). [4]

Overview

Arua 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 (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. [5] The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen (15) 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 bed capacity of Arua Hospital is quoted as 272, although the hospital admits far more patients, with the excess either sleeping on the floor, or sharing beds. [7]

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References

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  5. Uganda Has Thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals
  6. Medical Education in Uganda
  7. Felix Warom Okello, and Clement Aluma (20 June 2013). "Arua Hospital Where 'The Sick Get More Sick'". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 27 October 2014.