Mbarara Hospital

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Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Mbarara Hospital
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Geography
Location Mbarara,
Mbarara District
Western Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°36′59″S30°39′32″E / 0.61639°S 30.65889°E / -0.61639; 30.65889
Organisation
Care system Public
Type General and Teaching
Affiliated university Mbarara University
Services
Emergency department I
Beds600+
History
Opened1940
Links
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Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital, is a hospital in Mbarara in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the region and specifically for the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Kiruhura, Ibanda, and Isingiro. The hospital serves as the teaching hospital for the Mbarara University of Science and Technology.

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Location

The hospital is in Mbarara District, Ankole sub-region and is located within the central business district of the city. This location is approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi), by road, west of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Masaka. [1] This is approximately 268 kilometres (167 mi), by road, southwest of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. [2] The geographical coordinates of Mbarara Hospital are0°36'59.0"S, 30°39'32.0"E (Latitude:-0.616389; Longitude:30.658889). [3]

Overview

Mbarara Hospital is a public hospital, founded by the Uganda Ministry of Health, and general care in the hospital is free. It is affiliated with the medical school of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, one of the four medical schools in Uganda. The hospital is staffed by medical students and residents. The hospital also acts as a teaching hospital for Nursing students from Bishop Stuart University.

Mbarara Hospital is one of the 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.[ citation needed ] Its bed capacity is 600, although, as is the case with many Ugandan public hospitals, many more patients are admitted, with the excess sleeping on the floors. There is an acute shortage of functioning equipment for provision of tertiary healthcare services. [4]

Renovations

In January 2011, President Yoweri Museveni laid the foundation stone at the hospital to mark the renovation, rehabilitation, and expansion of the hospital and transform it into a National Referral Hospital. The physical works were undertaken by the Excel Construction Company, a subsidiary of the Madhvani Group. The work, expected to take approximately 18 months, was anticipated to be complete by the end of 2011. [5] The hospital's bed capacity was increased from 300 to 608. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ Google (29 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (29 October 2020). "Location of Mbarara National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Zick, Brittany (26 May 2015). "New Place, New Neurosurgery Needs: Neurosurgical Needs And Assets Assessment In Uganda". Globalhealth.duke.edu. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Anyine, Fred (21 January 2010). "Mbarara Hospital To Be Upgraded To National Referral". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Museveni, Yoweri (8 June 2011). "State of the Nation Address At the Opening of the 9th Parliament" (PDF). Uganda State House. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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