[2] This is approximately 78.5 kilometres (49 mi) east of Mulago National Referral Hospital, in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital.

It has several departments including pediatrics, surgery, internal medicine, gynecology and maternity.

There were 5,579 inpatient admissions annually, on average, with a bed occupancy ratio of 80 percent.

St. Charles Lwanga Buikwe Hospital averaged 804 maternal deliveries every year with a caesarean section rate of 20.7 percent.

At that time, patient user fees accounted for 11.5 percent of total hospital income, on average.