St. Mary's Hospital Lacor

St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, commonly referred to as Lacor Hospital, is a hospital in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. It was founded by Comboni Missionaries and is administered and managed by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu.LocationLacor Hospital is located in Opia Village, Bardege sub-county, Gulu Municipality, Gulu District, Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda. This location lies approximately 6km, by road, west of the central business district of the city of Gulu, along the Gulu-Nimule Road. Gulu, the largest city in Northern Uganda is located approximately 340km, north of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Lacor Hospital are:2° 46' 3.00"N, 32° 15' 11.00"E (Latitude:2.767500; Longitude:32.253056).OverviewThe hospital serves as a general hospital for a significant percentage of the population of the city of Gulu and of Gulu District. It also serves as a referral hospital for many smaller hospitals in the region, as well as less well equipped and staffed hospitals in the country. Lacor Hospital is one of two teaching hospitals for Gulu University School of Medicine, the other being Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. St. Mary's Hospital Lacor is one of the best in East Africa.