Emergency department I Founded 1948 | Hospital type General Beds 200 | |
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Location Kitgum, Kitgum District, Northern Uganda, Uganda | ||
Kitgum Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in Northern Uganda. It serves as the district hospital for Kitgum District.
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Location
The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kitgum, approximately 440 kilometres (270 mi), by road, north of Kampala, the capital and largest city in that East African country. The coordinates of Kitgum Hospital are:3°17'39.0"N, 32°52'52.0"E (Latitude:3.294167; Longitude:32.881111).
Overview
Kitgum Hospital is a public hospital, established in 1934. It is intended to serve as the district hospital for Kitgum District and surrounding communities. A large number of patients are attended to from the districts of Abim, Agago, Kabong, Kotido, Lamwo, Nwoya and Pader. A significant number of the hospital patients come from neighboring South Sudan. This has put great strain on the hospital resources, including the understaffed, underpaid personnel; the dilapidated and antiquated infrastructure & equipment and the inadequate financial resources.