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

Masaka Masaka is a city in the Buganda Region of Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District. Location Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The city is close to the Equato ...

, in south-central

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. It is the referral hospital for the districts of

Kalangala District Kalangala, also known as Ssesse, is a district in Central Uganda. The district is coterminous with the Ssese Islands in Lake Victoria and does not have territory on mainland Uganda. Like other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town' ...

, Lyantonde,

and Sembabule, Kalungu, Lwengo, Bukomansimbi and

Rakai Rakai is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the site of the headquarters of Rakai District. Other towns in the district include Kalisizo, Kyotera Kakuuto and Mutukula. Location The nearest town is Kyotera, in Kyotera District, locate ...

Location

Masaka Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Masaka, approximately , by road, southwest of

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, 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 and largest city. The coordinates of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital are: 0°19'46.0"S, 31°44'04.0"E (Latitude:-0.329444; Longitude:31.734444).

Overview

Masaka 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 13 Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is designated as one of the 15 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 official bed capacity of Masaka Hospital is quoted as 330, but often twice that number or more is accommodated. The hospital averages about 450 daily admissions.

Recent developments

In June 2014, works began at the hospital for the construction of a hospital tower to house maternity and pediatric units with a total bed capacity of 400 inpatients. The work was contracted to

Tirupati Development Uganda Limited Tirupati Group Limited (TGL) is a privately owned real estate development and construction company in Uganda. Tirupati Group Limited provides development funding and also constructs its own buildings. History The company was established in 2006. ...

, and is expected to last about 24 months. Construction of the five story hospital extension is fully funded by the Government of Uganda.

References

External links

Masaka District Internet Portal

{{Masaka District Hospitals in Uganda Masaka District 1929 establishments in Uganda Masaka Central Region, Uganda Teaching hospitals in Uganda Hospitals established in 1929

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Overview

Recent developments

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