Hoima Hospital

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location	Hoima, Hoima District, Uganda
Organisation
Care system	Public
Hospital type	General and Teaching
Services
Emergency department	I
Beds	139
Links
Other links	Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Hoima Hospital is a hospital in the town of Hoima, in Hoima District, Western Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bulisa, Hoima, Kibaale, Kiryandongo and Masindi.

Location

Hoima Hospital is located in the town of Hoima, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital are:1°25'40.0"N, 31°21'16.0"E (Latitude:1.427778; Longitude:31.354444).

Overview

Hoima Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free. It is one of the thirteen (13) Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda. The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen (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 bed capacity of Hoima Hospital is quoted as 280, in 2013. Of the 337 gazetted staff positions, only 251 were filled as at March 2011, leaving 85 vacant positions.

See also

• Hospitals in Uganda

External links

• Hoima District Internet Portal