[1] 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 59 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital.

[2] This is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) northwest of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.

[5] Atutur General Hospital was built in 1969 to serve the districts of Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora and Pallisa.

[6][7] 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.