Kitagata General Hospital
Hospital in Western Region, Uganda
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Kitagata General Hospital, also Kitagata Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.
| Kitagata General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kitagata, Sheema District, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°40′21″S 30°09′04″E |
| Organisation | |
| Public | |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| I | |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location
The hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kitagata, in Sheema District, in the Ankole sub-region, in Western Uganda, about 62 kilometres (39 mi) southwest of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.[1] This is about 111 kilometres (69 mi) north of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Kitagata General Hospital are: 0°40'21.0"S, 30°09'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.672503; Longitude:30.151111).[3]
Overview
Kitagata Hospital was established in 1969 by the first government of Prime Minister Milton Obote. It has a bed capacity of 100. As with many government hospitals built at the same time, the hospital infrastructure is in a dilapidated state, with antiquated equipment.[4][5]
Recent developments
In 2013, the government of Uganda acquired funds to renovate certain hospitals, including Kitagata General Hospital, using funds borrowed from the World Bank.[6][7]