St. Mary’s Hospital, Lacor, Gulu

St. Mary’s  Hospital, Lacor, Gulu

Lacor Hospital is located in Obiya West Village, Bardege Division, Gulu City, Gulu District, Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda. This location lies along the Gulu-Nimule Road, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi), by road, west of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda is located approximately 335 kilometres (208 mi), north of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.[2] The coordinates of Lacor Hospital are:2° 46' 3.00"N, 32° 15' 11.00"E (Latitude:2.767500; Longitude:32.253056). The hospital serves as a general hospital for a significant percentage of the population of the city of Gulu and of Gulu District. It also serves as a referral hospital for many smaller hospitals in the region, as well as less well equipped and staffed hospitals in the country. Lacor Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals for Gulu University School of Medicine, the other being Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. St. Mary's Hospital Lacor is one of the best in East Africa.