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Mbarara National Referral Hospital Uganda Ministry of Health Geography Location Mbarara,
Mbarara District
Western Uganda,
UgandaCoordinates Coordinates: 0°36′59″S 30°39′32″E / 0.616389°S 30.658890°E Organisation Care system Public Hospital type General and Teaching Affiliated university Mbarara University Services Emergency department I Beds 600+ History Founded 1940 Links Lists Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in UgandaMbarara National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mbarara Hospital is a hospital in Mbarara, Western Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the entire country and specifically for the districts of Mbarara, Bushenyi, Ntungamo, Kiruhura, Ibanda and Isingiro. The hospital also serves as the teaching hospital of Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
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Location
The hospital is located in the city of Mbarara, Mbarara District, Ankole sub-region, Western Uganda. The hospital is located within the central business district of the city. This location lies approximately 295 kilometres (183 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[1] The coordinates of Mbarara Hospital are:0° 36' 59.00"S, 30° 39' 32.00"E (Latitude:-0.616389; Longitude:30.658890).
Overview
Mbarara Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health, and general care in the hospital is free. It is affiliated with the medical school of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, one of the four medical schools in Uganda. The hospital is staffed by medical students and residents. The medical students are good, and the residents are really excellent.[2]
The hospital is one of three (3) "National Referral Hospitals" in Uganda, the others being Mulago National Referral Hospital and Butabika National Referral Hospital.[3] Mbarara Hospital is designated as one of 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] 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 floor.
Renovations
In January 2011, the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta 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, undertaken by Excel Construction Company, a subsidiary of the Madhvani Group. At that time, approximately 35% of the construction was complete.[5] The work, expected to take approximately one year, is anticipated to be complete by the end of 2011. The hospital's bed capacity is going to increase from 300 to 608.[6]
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See also
- Mbarara University
- Mbarara
- Mbarara District
- Western Region, Uganda
- Hospitals in Uganda
References
- ^ Map Showing Kampala And Mbarara With Distance Marker
- ^ About Mbarara Hospital
- ^ Uganda has Three National Referral Hospitals
- ^ Medical Education in Uganda
- ^ Exxcel Construction Company Renovating Mbarara Hospital
- ^ Conversion of Mbarara Hospital Into A 608-Bed National Referral Hospital Is Almost Complete In June 2011
Coordinates: 0°36′59″S 30°39′32″E / 0.616389°S 30.658890°E
Mbarara DistrictCapital: Mbarara Counties and
sub-countiesKashari · Bubaare · Bukiro · Kagongi · Kakiika · Kashare · Rubaya · Rubindi · Rwanyamahembe · Biharwe · Mbarara Municipality · Nyakayojo · Rugando · Kakoba · Kamukuzi · Nyamitanga · Rwampara · Bugamba · Mwizi · Ndaija
Towns and villages Mbarara · KakobaEconomy Bank of Africa · Bank of Baroda · Barclays Bank · Centenary Bank · Crane Bank · DFCU Bank · Equity Bank · Fina Bank · Housing Finance Bank · Kenya Commercial Bank · PostBank Uganda · Stanbic Bank · Standard Chartered Bank · United Bank for Africa · Pride Microfinance Limited · Uganda Finance Trust Limited · Opportunity Uganda LimitedNotable landmarks Mbarara Airport · Mbarara National Referral Hospital · Holy Innocents Children's Hospital · Mayanja Memorial Hospital · Lake Mburo National Park · Mbarara-Kikagati Road · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of MbararaEducation Mbarara University of Science and Technology · Bishop Stuart University · Ntare School · Mbarara High School · Mbarara Campus of Kampala International UniversityNotable people Davis Arinaitwe · Francis K. Butagira · Mugisha Muntu · Elly Tumwine · Urban Tibamanya · Winnie ByanyimaCategories:
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