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Fort Portal Hospital


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nameFort Portal Regional Referral Hospital
org_groupUganda Ministry of Health
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locationFort Portal
regionKabarole District
stateWestern Region
countryUganda
pushpin_mapUganda
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healthcarePublic
typeGeneral & Teaching
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emergencyI
beds333
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other_linksHospitals in Uganda
Medical education in Uganda

Medical education in Uganda

Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Fort Portal Hospital, sometimes referred to as Buhinga Hospital, is a hospital in the town of Fort Portal, in Fort Portal District, Western Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Bundibugyo, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese, Ntoroko and Kyenjojo.{{cite web

Location

Fort Portal Hospital lies within the city of Fort Portal, approximately 148 km, by road, west of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital.{{google maps

Overview

Fort Portal 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. The hospital is designated as one of the 15 "Internship Hospitals" where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve one year of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants. The bed capacity of Fort Portal Hospital is quoted as 333.

The Olympic rower and medical missionary, Charles Sergel, worked at Fort Portal Hospital between 1938 and 1939.

References

References

  1. Mafaranga, Hope. (1 July 2010). "Fort Portal Hospital To Get Staff Houses". [[New Vision]] (Kampala).
  2. Emmanuel Kajubu. (31 July 2008). "Fort Portal Hospital To Get New Wards". [[New Vision]].
  3. "Location of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital".
  4. [[Hospitals in Uganda. Uganda has Thirteen Regional Referral Hospitals]]
  5. [[Medical school#Uganda. Medical Education in Uganda]]
  6. Monkton Combe School archives
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