Mulago Hospital
| Mulago National Referral Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Uganda Ministry of Health | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mulago, Kampala, Uganda |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public |
| Hospital type | General and Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Makerere University College of Health Sciences |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 1,500+ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1917[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda Medical education in Uganda |
Mulago National Referral Hospital, commonly known as Mulago Hospital, is a hospital in Uganda.
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Location
The hospital is located on Mulago Hill in the northern part of the city of Kampala, immediately west of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, northeast of Kampala's central business district.[2] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°20'16.0"N, 32°34'32.0"E (Latitude:0.337786; Longitude:32.575550).[3]
Overview
It is the largest hospital in Uganda and the teaching hospital of the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. It is also one of the three national referral hospitals in the country, the other two being Butabika National Referral Hospital and Mbarara National Referral Hospital. The hospital offers services in most medical and surgical sub-specialties, in addition to dentistry, emergency medicine, pediatrics, and intensive care.[4]
History
Old Mulago was founded in 1913 by Albert Ruskin Cook. The New Mulago facility was completed in 1962. The hospital has an official capacity of 1,790 beds, although it often houses over 3,000 patients. In 2012, the annual hospital budget was USh33.2 billion. "Apparently, to run effectively, Mulago needs thrice its current budget."[5]
Recent developments
In October 2014, major renovations and rehabilitation works commenced at the hospital, the purpose of which was to bring about structural and performance improvements. These works, estimated to last 24 months, were the largest renovation works to the facility since the New Mulago (Lower Mulago) hospital block was completed 52 years before. The construction budget was planned at US$49 million, financed by a loan from the African Development Bank. During the rehabilitation works, only true medical emergencies and properly referred patients were attended to at the facility, with other cases being deflected to the other 14 national and regional referral hospitals and to Naguru General Hospital. As part of the planned changes, the intensive care unit was enlarged from the 5 beds to 25; the mortuary was expanded from 16 slots to 160; and, the operating theatres were increased from 6 to 16.[6] As of December 2015, the first phase of rehabilitation, consisting of approximately 40 percent of the total works, was reported to be complete.[7] The second phase of the renovation is expect to last another 12 months.[8]
See also
- Makerere University School of Medicine
- Kampala Capital City Authority
- Kampala Central Division
- Hospitals in Uganda
- Kawempe General Hospital
- Kiruddu General Hospital
- List of medical schools in Uganda
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