Atutur General Hospital
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| Atutur General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atutur, Kumi District, Eastern Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 01°24′34″N 33°59′27″E / 1.40944°N 33.99083°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1969 |
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| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Atutur General Hospital, also Atutur Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
The hospital is located on the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, in the community of Atutur, in Kumi District, in the Teso sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Its location is about 59 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.[2] This is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[3]
Atutur General Hospital lies about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the central business district of the town of Kumi, where the district headquarters are located.[4] The coordinates of Atutur General Hospital are: 01°24'34.0"N, 33°59'27.0"E (Latitude:1.409437; Longitude:33.990830).[5]
Overview
Renovation
In 2013, the government of Uganda secured a loan from the World Bank, to construct, renovate and equip selected government-owned hospitals, including Aturtur General Hospital.[8]
