[1] The hospital is located in the town of Yumbe, the political and commercial capital of Yumbe District, approximately 91 kilometres (57 mi), north-east of the town of Arua, the largest city in West Nile sub-region.

The hospital was constructed in the 1960s and did not get a face lift or renovation for the next 50 years.

[4] Beginning in January 2018, the government of Uganda, using funds borrowed from the (a) Saudi Fund for Development, (b) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and (c) OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), contracted Sadeem Al-Kuwait General Trading & Contracting Company, to renovate, rehabilitate and expand the hospital.

[6] The upgrade includes the expansion of the Emergency Room, Outpatient Department, Maternity Unit and Postnatal Ward.

As part of the renovation, an ambulance, a double-cabin pick-up truck and a mini-bus will be procured, to facilitate patient transfer and improve general hospital management and hospital outreach.