[1][2] The hospital is located at Mbuya, Nakawa Division, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, approximately 6.5 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the central business district.

[4] The hospital is expected to cost US$35 million, funded by the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).

[2] Construction of the main hospital block started in February 2018, by China National Aero-technology International Engineering Corporation (CATIC), and is expected to last three years, at a cost of USh105 billion (approx.

[5][6] The outpatient department and the dental unit has been under construction since February 2017, by the UPDF Engineering Brigade.

On completion, the hospital will also treat UPDF personnel injured in Somalia, as part of the AMISOM mission.