Murchison Bay Hospital

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Murchison Bay Hospital
Uganda Prisons Department
Murchison Bay Hospital
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Geography
Location Luzira, Nakawa Division, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates 00°17′58″N32°38′30″E / 0.29944°N 32.64167°E / 0.29944; 32.64167 Coordinates: 00°17′58″N32°38′30″E / 0.29944°N 32.64167°E / 0.29944; 32.64167
Organisation
Care system Prison
Type General
Services
Emergency department III
History
Opened1962
Links
Other links Hospitals in Uganda

Murchison Bay Hospital is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. This facility serves as the national referral hospital for prisoners in the Uganda Prisons Service. [1]

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Location

The hospital is located on the premises of Luzira Maximum Security Prison, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in Nakawa Division of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city, [2] approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the city's central business district. [3] This is approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) by road, southeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital. [4] The coordinates of the prison, where this hospital is located are 00°17'58.0"N, 32°38'30.0"E (Latitude:0.299441; Longitude:32.641658). [5]

Overview

This hospital serves the inmate population of Luzira Maximum Prison. Some of the ailments treated include HIV/AIDS, [6] tuberculosis and mental illnesses. [1] In January 2014, the hospital expanded services by opening a new maternity wing. [7] Cases that cannot be handled at this hospital are referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital. [7]

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