[1] Mityana Hospital is located in the central business district of the town of Mityana, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, the regional referral hospital.

[2] This is approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mulago National Referral Hospital, the largest hospital in the country.

[4] Mityana Hospital is a public hospital, funded by the Uganda Ministry of Health and general care in the hospital is free.

The hospital opened in 1940 and has, until 2013 been in a dilapidated state, with crumbling buildings and antiquated or non-existent equipment.

[1] In December 2013, the Government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the World Bank, began an update and renovation of the institution.