| Atutur General Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Uganda Ministry of Health |
| Location: | Atutur, Kumi District |
| Region: | Eastern Region |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Pushpin Map: | Uganda |
| Coordinates: | 1.4094°N 33.9908°W |
| Type: | General |
| Emergency: | I |
| Beds: | 100 |
| Founded: | 1969 |
| Wiki-Links: | Hospitals in Uganda |
Atutur General Hospital, also Atutur Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[1]
The hospital is located on the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti Road, in the community of Atutur, in Kumi District, in the Teso sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda. Its location is about 59km (37miles) southeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. This is approximately 45km (28miles) northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
Atutur General Hospital lies about 12km (07miles) southeast of the central business district of the town of Kumi, where the district headquarters are located. The coordinates of Atutur General Hospital are: 01°24'34.0"N, 33°59'27.0"E (Latitude:1.409437; Longitude:33.990830).
Atutur General Hospital was built in 1969 to serve the districts of Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora and Pallisa. The hospital infrastructure has deteriorated and the hospital equipment has become obsolete. The hospital is severely understaffed and underfunded.[2] [3]
In 2013, the government of Uganda secured a loan from the World Bank, to construct, renovate and equip selected government-owned hospitals, including Aturtur General Hospital.[4]