Arua Regional Referral Hospital

Arua Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Arua, Arua District,  Uganda
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	General and Teaching
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	278
Links
Lists
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-Terego, Moyo, Nebbi and Yumbe. The hospital also receives referrals from neighboring parts of Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Location

Arua Hospital is located in the city of Arua, approximately 439 kilometres (273 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.^[2] As of December 2009, the exact coordinates of the hospital are not known.

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.^[3] 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.^[4] The bed capacity of Arua Hospital is quoted as 278.^[5]

External links

• Arua District Internet Portal

See also

• Arua
• Arua District
• West Nile sub-region
• Hospitals in Uganda

References

1. ^ Arua Hospital Serves Patients from Sudan and DRC
2. ^ Road Distance Between Kampala and Arua with Map
3. ^ Uganda has Thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals
4. ^ Medical Education in Uganda
5. ^ Arua Hospital has 278 Beds