It is the referral hospital for the districts of Kabale, Kanungu, Rubanda, Rukiga, Kisoro and Rukungiri.

[2] Kabale Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Kabale, approximately 139 kilometres (86 mi), by road, south-west of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.

[3] This is about 406 kilometres (252 mi) south-west of Mulago National Referral Hospital.

[8] The hospital is designated as one of the fifteen internship hospitals in Uganda where graduates of Ugandan medical schools can serve of internship under the supervision of qualified specialists and consultants.

[9][10] The bed capacity of Kabale Hospital is quoted at 280,[1] although many more admissions are made, with the excess sleeping on the floor.