Lira Regional Referral Hospital, commonly known as Lira Hospital is a hospital in Lira, Northern Uganda. It is the referral hospital for the districts of Amolatar, Apac, Dokolo, Lira Kole and Oyam.
Lira Hospital is one of the 13 public regional referral hospitals (RRHs) in the country and is located 340 kilometers north of Kampala. It serves the Lango sub-region comprised of the districts of Lira, Oyam, Amolatar, Otuke, Kole, Alebtong, Dokolo and Apac. The hospital has a capacity of 400 beds, an annual inpatient admission of 18,000, and an annual outpatient department attendance of 200,000 patients.
Lira RRH, with the support of SUSTAIN, is also utilizing the science of quality improvement to enhance the quality of HIV/AIDS care and treatment services (reports from specific experiences, ideas, and lessons learned can be found here).
