Hoima Hospital

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Hoima Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Hoima Hospital
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Geography
Location Hoima, Hoima District, Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates 01°25′40″N31°21′16″E / 1.42778°N 31.35444°E / 1.42778; 31.35444 Coordinates: 01°25′40″N31°21′16″E / 1.42778°N 31.35444°E / 1.42778; 31.35444
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General and teaching
Services
Emergency department I
Beds317 (2020) [1]
History
Opened1935
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Hoima Hospital, is a hospital in the city of Hoima in Hoima District in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bulisa, Hoima, Kibaale, Kiryandongo, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kikuube, and Masindi. [1]

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Location

The hospital is approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi), by road, north-west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital. [2] This is approximately 198 kilometres (123 mi), by road, north-west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. [3] The coordinates of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital are 01°25'41.0"N, 31°21'16.0"E (Latitude:1.428051; Longitude:31.354451). [4]

Overview

Hoima 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. [5] The hospital is 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. The bed capacity of Hoima Hospital was reported to be 280 in 2013. [6] Of the 337 gazetted staff positions, only 251 were filled as of March 2011, leaving 85 vacant positions. [1]

Established in 1935, the facility initially functioned as a district hospital. In 1994, it was upgraded to Regional Referral status for the Bunyoro sub-region. It also serves patients from nearby Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [7] In 2019, the Ugandan Ministry of Health estimated the hospital's catchment population to number approximately 3 million people. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Uganda Ministry of Health (6 May 2016). "Profile of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health . Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. Google (28 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Hoima Regional Referral Hospital And Mubende Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. Google (28 October 2020). "Road Distance From Hoima Regional Referral Hospital To Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. Google (28 October 2020). "Location of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. Michael Mawa; et al. (November 2012). "Report On The State Of Regional Referral Hospitals In Uganda". Kampala: HURINET-U. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. Mugerwa, Francis (21 June 2013). "Staff shortage affecting Hoima hospital". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 Uganda Ministry of Health (28 November 2019). "About Hoima Regional Referral Hospital". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health . Retrieved 28 October 2020.