Care system Public Emergency department I Number of beds 254 Founded 1920 | Hospital type General and Teaching Phone +256 39 2948833 | |
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Other links Hospitals in UgandaMedical education in Uganda Similar Jinja Hospital, Arua Regional Referral, Mbale Hospital, Masaka Hospital, Gulu Hospital | ||
Lira Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Lira Hospital, is a hospital in Lira in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira, Kole, and Oyam.
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Location
Lira Hospital is approximately 319 kilometres (198 mi), by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the hospital are 2°15'07.0"N, 32°54'05.0"E (Latitude:2.251944; Longitude:32.901389).
Overview
Lira 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 regional referral hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen internship hospitals in Uganda, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The bed capacity of the hospital in 2012 was 254.