Atutur General Hospital, also Atutur Hospital, is a government-owned hospital in the Eastern Region of Uganda.
Location
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 southeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. This is approximately northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
Atutur General Hospital lies about 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).
Overview
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.
Renovation
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.