Mityana Hospital
Hospital in Buganda Region, Uganda
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Mityana Hospital, also Mityana General Hospital or Mityana District Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mityana, Mityana District in the Central Region of Uganda.[1]
| Mityana Hospital | |
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| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
Mityana Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Mityana, Mityana District, Buganda Region, Uganda |
| Coordinates | 00°23′48″N 32°03′34″E |
| Organisation | |
| Public | |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
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| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1940[1] |
| Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda |
Location
Mityana Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Mityana, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, the regional referral hospital.[2]
This is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the country.[3] The coordinates of Mityana Hospital are: 0°23'48.0"N, 32°02'34.0"E Latitude:0.396667; Longitude:32.042778).[4]
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.[1] In December 2013, the Government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the World Bank, began an update and renovation of the institution.[5] Those renovations concluded in 2015.[6][7]