Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Gulu Hospital is a hospital in

Gulu Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District. The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...

, northern

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. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amuru,

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, Lamwo and Pader. The hospital also serves as one of the teaching hospitals of

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Location

Gulu Hospital is located in the northern Ugandan city of

, the largest metropolitan area in Uganda's Northern Region. Its location is approximately , by road, northwest of

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. This is approximately , by road, north of

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, in

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, Uganda's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of Gulu Hospital are:02°46'40.0"N, 32°17'52.0"E (Latitude:2.777778; Longitude:32.297778).

Overview

Gulu Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the

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and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the two

teaching hospital A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...

s of the medical school of

. Gulu Medical School also utilizes St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, to train her doctors. Gulu Regional Referral Hospital is staffed by medical students and residents, supervised by Gulu University academic staff as well as

consultants. The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen Internship Hospitals in Uganda where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The hospital is one of the fourteen Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. In 2019, the capacity of Gulu Hospital is quoted as 370 beds.

Renovations and upgrade

In November 2019, the hospital began construction of a new hospital wing, comprising four operating rooms, a maternity ward and a

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. The USh20 billion (US$5.5 million) project, is co-funded by the government of Uganda and the

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(JICA). This is part of a USh60 billion (US$16.5 million) joint project aimed at improving and modernizing the National Regional Hospitals in

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, Gulu and

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. Completion of the renovations at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital are expected to conclude in October 2020. The gate upgraded into a modern entry level 2022.

References

External links

Gulu District Internet Portal

Gulu University Homepage
{{Gulu District Gulu Gulu Hospital Acholi sub-region Northern Region, Uganda Teaching hospitals in Uganda

Location

Overview

Renovations and upgrade

See also

References

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