# Masindi General Hospital

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Hospital in Masindi in Uganda

Hospital in Western Region, Uganda

Masindi General Hospital Uganda Ministry of Health Masindi General Hospital (2022) Location within Uganda Geography Location Masindi, Western Region, Uganda Coordinates 01°41′07″N 31°42′48″E / 1.68528°N 31.71333°E / 1.68528; 31.71333 Organisation Care system Public Type General Services Emergency department I Beds 160 History Founded 1922 Links Other links Hospitals in Uganda

**Masindi General Hospital**, also **Masindi Government Hospital** or **Masindi Hospital**, is a hospital in the [Western Region](/source/Western_Region%2C_Uganda) of [Uganda](/source/Uganda).[1]

## Location

The hospital is located in the town of [Masindi](/source/Masindi), in [Masindi District](/source/Masindi_District), in [Bunyoro sub-region](/source/Bunyoro_sub-region), about 56 kilometres (35 mi), by road, northeast of [Hoima Regional Referral Hospital](/source/Hoima_Regional_Referral_Hospital).[2] The coordinates of Masindi General Hospital are:01°41'07.0"N, 31°42'48.0"E (Latitude:1.685282; Longitude:31.713337).[3]

## Overview

The hospital was built in 1922, as a health aid post of the workers of the [East African Railways](/source/East_African_Railways). In 1935, it was acquired by the colonial government and developed into a Health Center IV facility. In 1965 it was handed over to the government of Uganda. In 1988, it was upgraded to a 100-bed general hospital. 54 gynecology beds were added in 2008, to bring the bed capacity to 154.[1] The bed capacity as at January 2013, was given as 160.[4]

Patients served come from the districts of [Masindi](/source/Masindi_District), [Buliisa](/source/Buliisa_District), [Nakasongola](/source/Nakasongola_District), [Nakaseke](/source/Nakaseke_District), [Hoima](/source/Hoima_District) and [Nebbi](/source/Nebbi_District). Some patients come from as far away as [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan) and eastern [DR Congo](/source/DR_Congo).[1][4]

## See also

- [List of hospitals in Uganda](/source/List_of_hospitals_in_Uganda)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Profile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Profile_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Profile_1-2) UMOH (6 May 2016). ["Profile of Masindi Hospital"](https://health.go.ug/docs/masindi.pdf) (PDF). [Uganda Ministry of Health](/source/Uganda_Ministry_of_Health) (UMOH). Retrieved 6 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Road Distance Between Masindi Hospital In Masindi And Hoima Regional Referral Hospital In Hoima, Uganda"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hoima+Regional+Referral+Hospital,+Main+Stree,+Hoima/Masindi+Hospital,+Masindi/@1.5200178,31.4561043,10z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x1764c4aa74d4f4e7:0xafd0a6665500bd2d!2m2!1d31.3543797!2d1.4280426!1m5!1m1!1s0x177ad2032db51eef:0xcb0daf4d77841bc3!2m2!1d31.716155!2d1.6832956!3e0) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Location of Masindi General Hospital"](https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B041'07.0%22N+31%C2%B042'48.0%22E/@1.6858062,31.7101315,932m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d1.685282!4d31.713337) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Shun_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Shun_4-1) Otage, Stephen (21 January 2013). ["Tourists shun Masindi hospital over services"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060813/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Tourists-shun-Masindi-hospital-over-services/-/688334/1670966/-/v8dqar/-/index.html). *[Daily Monitor](/source/Daily_Monitor)*. Kampala. Archived from [the original](http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Tourists-shun-Masindi-hospital-over-services/-/688334/1670966/-/v8dqar/-/index.html) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

## External links

- [Website of Uganda Ministry of Health](https://www.health.go.ug/)

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