Atutur General Hospital

Atutur General Hospital, also Atutur Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.

Atutur General Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
Location
Atutur,
Kumi District,
Eastern Region,
Uganda
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Services
Emergency departmentI
Beds100
History
Opened1969
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located on the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, in the community of Atutur, in Kumi District, in the Teso sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. This is about 59 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.[1] Atutur Hospital is located about 44 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.[2] Atutur General Hospital lies about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of the central business district of the town of Kumi.[3] The coordinates of Atutur General Hospital are: 01°24'34.0"N, 33°59'27.0"E (Latitude:1.409437; Longitude:33.990830).[4]

Overview

Atutur General Hospital was built in 1969 to serve the districts of Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora District and Pallisa. The hospital infrastructure has deteriorated and he hospital equipment ha become obsolete. The hospital is severely understaffed and underfunded.[5][6]

Renovation

In 2013, the government of Uganda secured a loan from the World Bank, to construct, renovate and equip selected government-owned hospitals, including Aturtur General Hospital.[7]

See also

References
  1. GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Atutur Hospital, Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, Soroti- Dokolo Road, Soroti, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Atutur Hospital, Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Mbale Regional Hospital, Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. GFC (13 May 2016). "Distance between Atutur Hospital, Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda and Kumi, Eastern Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. Google (13 May 2013). "Location of Atutur General Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  5. Angura, Jonathan (19 November 2006). "Atutur Hospital in dilapidated state". New Vision. Kampala.
  6. Otim, Richard (17 September 2013). "Atutur Hospital: Running without water for a year". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. UMOH (2015). "Rehabilitation and Construction of General Hospitals". Kampala: Uganda Ministry of Health (UMOH). Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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