The hospital is located in the town of Bundibugyo, in Bundibugyo District, approximately 85 kilometres (53 mi), by road, west of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.

[1] The coordinates of Bundibugyo General Hospital are:0°42'11.0"N 30°03'49.0"E, Latitude:0.703056; Longitude:30.063611).

The facility was founded in 1969 by the government of Prime minister Milton Obote.

The hospital infrastructure and equipment has been neglected and is in very poor condition.

[3] The hospital offers services from the district of Bundibugyo and Ntoroko and from neighboring communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.