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Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has ordered a full investigation into Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after a surprise midnight inspection exposed severe staff shortages, overcrowded wards and a lack of essential medicines.
During the visit, the minister found that the hospital's wards were overcrowded, with only two medical interns on duty to attend to patients during the night.
Dr. Baryomunsi also met patients and caregivers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), who complained that some patients had gone for days without being attended to. Others said they were forced to buy their own medicines because the hospital had run out of essential supplies.
Describing the situation as unacceptable, the minister directed that a full investigation be conducted to establish the cause of the staffing shortages, medicine stock-outs and the poor quality of care reported by patients.
The probe is expected to recommend measures to improve service delivery and ensure patients at the regional referral hospital receive timely and adequate medical care.