Entebbe Military Hospital, also Katabi Military Hospital or Katabi UPDAF Hospital, but whose official name is Ronald Bata Memorial Hospital, is a military hospital in Uganda.[1]
| Entebbe Military Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Uganda Ministry of Defence and Uganda People's Defence Force | |
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  Map of Uganda showing the location of Entebbe. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Entebbe, Wakiso District, Central Region,  Uganda |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | UPDF Special Forces Command |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 100 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Links | |
| Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Location edit
The hospital is located on the premises of the Entebbe UPDF Air Force base, in the Katabi neighborhood, in the city of Entebbe, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Mulago National Referral Hospital.[2] This is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Mbuya Military Hospital, the largest military hospital in the country.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are 0°05'01.0"N, 32°28'50.0"E (Latitude:0.083612; Longitude:32.480557).[4]
Overview edit
The hospital caters to the units of the UPDF stationed in Entebbe, including the Air Force and Special Forces Command.[5][6][7]
History edit
The hospital underwent renovations and an upgrade in 2017, at an estimated cost of USh293 million (approx. US$80,000). The upgrade, carried out by the UPDF Engineering brigade took about eighteen weeks. The hospital's name was officially re-branded to Ronald Bata Memorial Hospital, in memory of the late Dr. Ronald Bata, the first medical doctor to join the National Resistance Army guerrilla outfit in 1982, during Ugandan Bush War. Approximately 75 percent of the patients are civilians from the surrounding community.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Kampala Post Reporter (21 July 2017). "Museveni Commissions Bata Memorial Hospital in Entebbe". Kampala, Uganda: Kampala Post. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ Google (17 December 2020). "Distance between Katabi UPDAF Hospital, Katabi Road, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ "Distance between Katabi UPDAF Hospital, Katabi Road, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Mbuya Military Hospital, Mbuya, Central Region, Uganda". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- ^ Google (26 June 2016). "Location of Entebbe Military Hospital" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ UPDF Special Forces Command (2016). "Brigadier Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander Special Forces Command". Entebbe: UPDF Special Forces Command. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Ssebuyira, Martin (10 August 2011). "State House plans to take over Entebbe hospital". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Zacchaeus Anywaine; et al. (July 2015). "Safety of discontinuing cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among HIV infected adults on anti-retroviral therapy in Uganda (COSTOP trial): Design". Contemporary Clinical Trials. 43: 100–4. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2015.05.015. PMC 4542218. PMID 26009024.
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