Murchison Bay Hospital | |
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Uganda Prisons Department | |
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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 Coordinates: 00°17′58″N32°38′30″E / 0.29944°N 32.64167°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | Prison |
Type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | III |
History | |
Opened | 1962 |
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]
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]
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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