Rakai General Hospital | |
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Uganda Ministry of Health | |
Geography | |
Location |
Rakai, Rakai District, Central Region, Uganda |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public |
Hospital type | General |
Services | |
Emergency department | I |
Beds | 100 |
History | |
Founded | 2000 |
Links | |
Other links | Hospitals in Uganda |
Rakai General Hospital, also, Rakai District Hospital, commonly known as Rakai Hospital is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda.
The hospital is located in the town of Rakai, in Rakai District, about 66 kilometres (41 mi) southwest of Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. This is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southeast of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. The coordinates of Rakai General Hospital are:0°42'19.0"S, 31°24'09.0"E (Latitude:-0.705277; Longitude:31.402512).
Rakai General Hospital is a 100-bed government-owned hospital. Like most public hospitals in the country, it faces challenges of poor funding, under-staffing, poor pay and antiquated equipment.
Coordinates: 00°42′19″S 31°24′09″E / 0.70528°S 31.40250°E