Mbale Hospital

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Mbale, Mbale District,  Uganda
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	General and Teaching
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	400[1]
Links
Lists
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbale Hospital is a hospital in Mbale, eastern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Busia, Budaka, Bukwa, Butaleja, Manafwa, Mbale, Pallisa, Sironko and Tororo.

Location

Mbale Hospital is located on Pallisa Road, in the City of Mbale, approximately 245 kilometres (152 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.^[2] The coordinates of Mbale Hospital are:01 04 37N, 34 10.34E (Latitude:1.0770; Longitude:34.1760).

Overview

Mbale Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. The hospital is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. It is also designated as one of the three (3) public clinical paramedical teaching hospitals and as one of the fifteen (15) Internship Hospitals in Uganda, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve a one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants.^[3]

External links

• About Mbale Hospital

Photos

• Photo of Pediatric Ward in Mbale Hospital

See also

• Mbale
• Mbale District
• Hospitals in Uganda

References

1. ^ Mbale Hospital Bed Capacity
2. ^ Distance between Kampala and Mbale with Map
3. ^ Medical Education in Uganda

Coordinates: 01°04′37″N 34°10′34″E / 1.07694°N 34.17611°E / 1.07694; 34.17611