Bombo Military Hospital

Bombo Military Hospital is the largest military hospital in Uganda. The hospital also serves civilians from the districts of Luweero, Wakiso, Kampala, and Mukono.[1]

Bombo Military Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Defence and
Uganda People's Defence Force
Geography
LocationBombo, Luweero District, Central Region, Luweero District,  Uganda
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUPDF, Makerere University Walter Reed Project
Services
Emergency departmentIII
Beds250
History
Opened1986
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda

Location

The hospital is located on the premises of Bombo Military Barracks, which is the headquarters of the Land Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°35'11.0"N, 32°32'10.0"E (Latitude:0.586389; Longitude:32.536111).[3]

Overview

The hospital is a military hospital that serves as a referral center for the various health units within the UPDF. However, because of the severe need from the surrounding community, the hospital attends to civilians from the surrounding communities.[1] Beginning in September 2012, the hospital has been collaborating with Makerere University Walter Reed Project to improve laboratory services at the hospital.[4]

Target population

The hospital serves the population of Bombo Military Barracks. It also handles patient referrals from other UPDF health units in the country. Because of severe need within the community, exacerbated by the ongoing repairs to Mulago National Referral Hospital,[5] Bombo Military Hospital attends to civilian patients from the surrounding community.[6] In 2014, the hospital attended to 2,145 baby deliveries, averaging nearly 6 new babies daily, with the case load expected to increase in 2015.[1]

See also

References
  1. Nabatanzi, Violet (19 May 2015). "UPDF Acquires Modern Medical Laboratory". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  2. "Road Distance Between Kampala And Bombo With Interactive Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. Google. "Location of Bombo Military Hospital At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. MUWRP, . (17 September 2012). "Bombo General Military Hospital Laboratory Opens". Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP). Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Bwambale, Taddeo (17 September 2011). "Mulago Hospital To Close for Repairs". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  6. Kato, Joseph (1 July 2015). "Army Hospital Keeps Drugs On Floor". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

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