Care system Public Emergency department I Number of beds 400 | Hospital type General and Teaching Phone +256 45 4433193 Founded 1924 | |
Other links Hospitals in UgandaMedical education in UgandaBusitema University Medical School Similar CURE Children's Hospital, Soroti Hospital, Gulu Hospital, Lira Hospital, Jinja Hospital | ||
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. The hospital also serves many more patients from outside the hospital's catchment area.
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Location
Mbale Hospital is located on Pallisa Road, in the central business district of the town, approximately 222 kilometres (138 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area. The coordinates of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital are:1°04'36.0"N, 34°10'35.0"E (Latitude:1.076667; Longitude:34.176389).
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 "Regional Referral Hospitals" in Uganda. It is also designated as one of the three public clinical paramedical teaching hospitals and as one of the fifteen "Internship Hospitals" in Uganda, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve a one-year internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The hospital is the teaching hospital of Busitema University School of Medicine.