Murchison Bay Hospital

Corrections facility general hospital

Hospital in Central Region, Uganda

00°17′58″N 32°38′30″E / 0.29944°N 32.64167°E / 0.29944; 32.64167OrganisationCare systemPrisonTypeGeneralServicesEmergency departmentIIIHistoryOpened1962LinksOther linksHospitals in Uganda

Murchison Bay Hospital is a hospital in the Central Region of Uganda. This facility serves as the national referral hospital for prisoners in the Uganda Prisons Service.^[1]

Location

The hospital is located on the premises of Luzira Maximum Security Prison, in the neighborhood of Luzira, in Nakawa Division of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city,^[2] approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the city's central business district.^[3] This is approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) by road, southeast of Mulago National Referral Hospital.^[4] The coordinates of the prison, where this hospital is located are 00°17'58.0"N, 32°38'30.0"E (Latitude:0.299441; Longitude:32.641658).^[5]

Overview

This hospital serves the inmate population of Luzira Maximum Prison. Some of the ailments treated include HIV/AIDS,^[6] tuberculosis and mental illnesses.^[1] In January 2014, the hospital expanded services by opening a new maternity wing.^[7] Cases that cannot be handled at this hospital are referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Human Rights Watch (14 July 2011). ""Even Dead Bodies Must Work"". New York City: Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Kyle Duncan Kushaba (8 March 2016). "Luzira is not just a prison; it's an amazing neighborhood". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
^ Google (7 December 2020). "Distance Between Amber House, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Luzira Prison, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Google (7 December 2020). "Road Distance Between Mulago Hospital And Luzira Prison" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Google (7 December 2020). "Location of Luzira Maximum Prison, Where Murchison Bay Hospital Is Located" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Mudoola, Petride (4 July 2012). "Living positively behind bars". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Mudoola, Petride (29 January 2014). "Luzira prison gets maternity unit". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 22 August 2016.