Masindi General Hospital
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| Masindi General Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
 Masindi General Hospital (2022) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Masindi, Western Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 01°41′07″N 31°42′48″E / 1.68528°N 31.71333°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 160 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Masindi General Hospital, also Masindi Government Hospital or Masindi Hospital, is a hospital in the Western Region of Uganda.[1]
The hospital is located in the town of Masindi, in Masindi District, in Bunyoro sub-region, about 56 kilometres (35 mi), by road, northeast of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.[2] The coordinates of Masindi General Hospital are:01°41'07.0"N, 31°42'48.0"E (Latitude:1.685282; Longitude:31.713337).[3]
Overview
The hospital was built in 1922, as a health aid post of the workers of the East African Railways. In 1935, it was acquired by the colonial government and developed into a Health Center IV facility. In 1965 it was handed over to the government of Uganda. In 1988, it was upgraded to a 100-bed general hospital. 54 gynecology beds were added in 2008, to bring the bed capacity to 154.[1] The bed capacity as at January 2013, was given as 160.[4]
Patients served come from the districts of Masindi, Buliisa, Nakasongola, Nakaseke, Hoima and Nebbi. Some patients come from as far away as South Sudan and eastern DR Congo.[1][4]
