Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Jinja Hospital, is a hospital in the city of
Jinja, in the
Eastern Region of
Uganda
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. It is the largest hospital in eastern Uganda, with a bed capacity of 600, although many more patients are admitted, with many sleeping on the floor.
Location
The hospital is located in the center of Jinja, not far from the
Source of the Nile
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. It is the Regional Referral Hospital for the districts of
Bugiri,
Iganga
Iganga is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Iganga District.
Location
Iganga is located in Uganda's Busoga sub-region. It lies approximately , by road, northeast of the c ...
,
Jinja,
Kaliro
Kaliro is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Kaliro District and the site of the district headquarters.
Location
Kaliro is approximately north of Iganga, the nearest large ...
,
Kamuli
Kamuli is a town in the Eastern Region of Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial centre of Kamuli District, and the district headquarters are located there. The district is named after the town.
Location
Kamuli is ap ...
,
Luuka
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,
Mayuge,
Namayingo,
Kayunga
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Location
Kayunga is approximately northeast of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weath ...
and parts of
Buikwe
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Location
Buikwe is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, Uganda's capital ...
.
The hospital is located approximately east 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 ...
.
The coordinates of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital are:
00°25'52.0"N, 33°12'18.0"E (Latitude:0.431111; Longitude:33.205000).
Overview
Jinja Hospital is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. It is also one of the fifteen (15) hospitals designated as Internship Hospitals, where graduates of Ugandan medical schools may undergo a year of internship under the supervision of consultants and specialists in the designated medical and surgical disciplines. The hospital is currently undergoing major renovations as a result of available funds from the government for capital development.
Intensive Care Unit
In July 2009, a new 20-bed
intensive care unit
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(ICU) was commissioned. Construction funds were donated by: 1. The
Rotary Club of
Jinja in District 9200 2. The
Rotary Club of
Eugene,
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, United States in District 5110 3. The
Government of Uganda through the
Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development.
The life-sustaining equipment in the ICU were donated by:
1. Assist International, a
California
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, United States based
NGO
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and 2.
General Electric
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, an American
conglomerate that manufactures high-tech medical equipment among other precision instruments.
See also
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Hospitals in Uganda
The largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital in Kampala with around 1,500 beds. It was built in 1962.
Ian Clarke, a physician and missionary from Northern Ireland, built the 200-bed International Hospital Kampala, which was the f ...
References
External links
ICU Under Construction at Jinja HospitalJinja Hospital's Resources are StretchedDFCU Bank Donates Incubators to Jinja Hospital
{{Jinja District
Hospitals in Uganda
Jinja, Uganda
Busoga
Eastern Region, Uganda