Mityana Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Mityana Hospital is located in Uganda
Mityana Hospital
Geography
LocationMityana, Mityana District, Buganda Region, Uganda
Coordinates00°23′48″N 32°03′34″E / 0.39667°N 32.05944°E / 0.39667; 32.05944
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentII
Beds100
History
Opened1940[1]
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Mityana Hospital, also Mityana General Hospital or Mityana District Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mityana, Mityana District in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]

Location

Mityana Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Mityana, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, the regional referral hospital.[2]

This is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the country.[3] The coordinates of Mityana Hospital are: 0°23'48.0"N, 32°02'34.0"E Latitude:0.396667; Longitude:32.042778).[4]

Overview

Mityana Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. The hospital opened in 1940 and has, until 2013 been in a dilapidated state, with crumbling buildings and antiquated or non-existent equipment.[1] In December 2013, the Government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the World Bank, began an update and renovation of the institution.[5] Those renovations concluded in 2015.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kagiri, Luke (2 August 2013). "Mityana Hospital in dilapidated state". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Google (17 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mubende Regional Referral Hospital And Mityana General Hospital, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (17 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda And Mityana General Hospital, Mityana, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Google (17 October 2020). "Location of Mityana Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Kyobe, Sarah (27 October 2014). "Government begins massive hospitals' renovations". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Ninsiima, Racheal (6 November 2015). "Renovation of seven hospitals complete". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Renovation/Construction of seven hospitals finalized, 27 Health Centre IVs still under rehabilitation". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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