Care system Public Emergency department II Number of beds 100 | Hospital type General Founded 1940 Phone +256 772 458561 | |
Location Mityana,
Mityana District,
Uganda Other links Hospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda Address Mityana Town Council/P.O. Box 52, Mityana, Mityana, Uganda | ||
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Mityana Hospital, also Mityana General Hospital or Mityana District Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mityana, in the Central Region of Uganda.
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Location
Mityana Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Mityana, about 82 kilometres (51 mi) east of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, the regional referral hospital. This is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the country. The coordinates of the hospital are: 0°23'48.0"N, 32°02'32.0"E (Latitude:0.396663; Longitude:32.042235).
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. In December 2013, the Government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the World Bank, began an update and renovation of the institution. Those renovations concluded in 2015.