ANGAU Hospital serves  as a district hospital for the 149,000 residents of Lae, a  provincial hospital for the 675,000 residents of Morobe and a regional referral hospital for the 1.9 million residents of the  Momase Region. In addition, given its location and transport linkages, ANGAU MGH will also provide services to the highlands and the PNG Pacific islands.
Population growth in Lae and Morobe is assumed to be 3.1%  annually; and, 2.8% for the population of Momase – this is  based on the annual growth rate for each geographic area  provided in the annual projections to 2015.  Lae and the river.