Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Hoima Hospital, is a hospital in the city of

Hoima Hoima is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Hoima District. It is also the location of the palace of the Omukama of Bunyoro. Location Hoima is approximately , by road, nort ...

Hoima District Hoima District is a district in Western Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its main municipal centre, Hoima. Location Hoima District is bordered by Buliisa District to the north, Masindi District to the northeast, Ky ...

in the Western Region of

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. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bulisa, Hoima,

Kibaale Kibaale is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kibaale District, and the district headquarters are located there. Location Kibaale is in Buyaga County, approximately , by ro ...

, Kiryandongo,

Kagadi Kagadi is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative headquarters of Kagadi District. Location Kagadi is in Buyaga County, approximately south-west of Hoima, the largest town in the Bunyoro sub-region. This ...

Kakumiro Kakumiro is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kakumiro District, and the district headquarters are located there. Location Kakumiro, in Bwanswa sub-county, is approximatel ...

, Kikuube, and

Masindi Masindi is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is on the road between Kampala and the Murchison Falls National Park. It is the site of the headquarters of the Masindi District. Location Masindi is approximately northwest of Kampala, U ...

Location

The hospital is approximately , by road, north-west of

Mubende Regional Referral Hospital Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mubende Hospital is a hospital in the town of Mubende, in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Mubende, Mityana, Kiboga, and Kyankwanzi. Locat ...

. This is approximately , by road, north-west of

Mulago National Referral Hospital Mulago National Specialised Hospital, also known as Mulago National Referral Hospital, is a component of Mulago Hospital Complex, the teaching facility of Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is the largest public hospital in Ug ...

, in

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, Uganda's capital city. The coordinates of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital are 01°25'41.0"N, 31°21'16.0"E (Latitude:1.428051; Longitude:31.354451).

Overview

Hoima Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the

Uganda Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for planning, delivering, and maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare delivery system, including preventive, curative, and rehabilitative service ...

, and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is 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 bed capacity of Hoima Hospital was reported to be 280 in 2013. Of the 337 gazetted staff positions, only 251 were filled as of March 2011, leaving 85 vacant positions. Established in 1935, the facility initially functioned as a district hospital. In 1994, it was upgraded to Regional Referral status for the

Bunyoro sub-region Bunyoro sub-region is a region in Western Uganda that consists of the following districts: * Buliisa District * Hoima District * Kibaale District * Kiryandongo District * Masindi District The area covered by the above districts is coterminous ...

. It also serves patients from nearby Eastern

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. In 2019, the Ugandan Ministry of Health estimated the hospital's catchment population to number approximately 3 million people.

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External links

Website of Uganda Ministry of Health
{{Hoima District Hospitals in Uganda Hoima Hoima District Bunyoro sub-region Western Region, Uganda Hospitals established in 1935 1935 establishments in Uganda

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