Soroti Hospital

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Soroti Hospital is a hospital in the city of Soroti, in Soroti District, in Eastern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amuria, Bukedea, Kaberamaido, Kapelebyong, Katakwi, Kumi, Ngora, Serere and Soroti.[1]

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital
Uganda Ministry of Health
Geography
LocationSoroti, Soroti District, Eastern Region, Uganda
Coordinates01°42′58″N 33°36′47″E
Organisation
Care systemPublic
TypeGeneral, Teaching
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I
Beds274
Links
Other linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Location

Soroti Hospital is located in the central business district of the city of Soroti, about 102 kilometres (63 mi), by road, northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Mbale.[2] This is approximately 123.5 kilometres (77 mi), southeast of Lira Regional Referral Hospital, in the city of Lira.[3]

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is located about 294 kilometres (183 mi), by road, northeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[4] The coordinates of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital are:1°42'58.0"N, 33°36'47.0"E (Latitude:1.716111; Longitude:33.613056).[5]

Overview

Soroti 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 13 Regional Referral Hospitals in Uganda.[6] The hospital is designated as one of the 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 Soroti Hospital was quoted as 250, as of October 2000.[7] In October 2020, the hospital's bed capacity was quoted at 274.[1]

Other considerations

The hospital was established in the mid 1920s as a treatment centre for syphilis. It was elevated to a district hospital in 1978 and it became a referral hospital in 1996.[8]

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is governed by a 19-person board, chaired by Dr Charles Vincent Ojoome, effective August 2019. Dr Michael Mwanga the hospital's executive director is the secretary to the hospital's board.[9]

See also

References
  1. The Electives Network (October 2020). "About Soroti Regional Referral Hospital". Bingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom: The Electives Network. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. Google (30 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Soroti Regional Referral Hospital And Mbale Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. Google (30 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Soroti Regional Referral Hospital And Lira Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. Google (30 October 2020). "Road Distance Between Soroti Regional Referral Hospital And Mulago National Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. Google (30 October 2020). "Location of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. Uganda Has Thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals
  7. D. Kaye, MBChB, MMed (Obs/Gyn) (10 October 2000). "Quality of Midwifery Care In Soroti District, Uganda". East African Medical Journal Vol. 77 No. 10 October 2000 via Ajol.Info. Retrieved 29 October 2014.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. East African Health (October 2020). "History of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital". Bujumbura, Burundi: East African Health. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. Alexander Okori (29 August 2019). "Soroti Hospital board finally inaugurated". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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