- 233 Soweto, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, TZ
- Mon - Sunday 24/7
About Us
Welcome to St. Joseph Council Designated Hospital. We strive to provide high quality services which are accessible and affordable to all people.
Medical Officer Incharge
We provides both Out-Patient and In-Patient Services in the Fourteen (14) departments. The hospital has a functional HFGC for supervision of all hospital functions and an active HMT for accomplishing all hospital functions at their respective departments.
There is a vigorously Quality Improvement Team (QIT) which spearheads the Working Improvement Teams (WIT) as per department for the quality assurance of all departmental activities within our Hospital according to SOPs.
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Our Vision
Internationally accredited specialized hospital providing quality health and training services within Kilimanjaro region and beyond.
Our Mission
To provide quality health care to the community through partnership in a manner that ensures its availability with that love and compassion of Christ.
Core Value
- Professionalism and Ethical conduct
- Respect for individuals
- Equity provision of health services
- Team Work
- Accountability
- Sense of ownership of existing resources
Patient Rights
To improve our quality of care to our patient, our Patients deserves the following rights.
- Good health care, no matter the distance, religion, age, gender, color, ethnicity or nationality.
- Care that includes respecting your social, spiritual and cultural beliefs that shape the patient's perspective
- Caring and respectful service.
- Get information about your health care providers, health care plan, and health care facilities.
- Be informed in a way that you can understand.
- To receive emergency health care knowingly (Fast Track Service). (The patient will required to pay for these services)
- Submit any complaints or concerns regarding the service you receive, and have them addressed immediately.
- All your medical records will remain confidential.
- Viewing and copying your medical records.
- Ask questions about your health care.
- Explained treatments and drug tests in a way that you can understand..
- Choosing the type of drug treatment you receive.
- Be actively involved in your health care.
Patient Responsibilities
- Talk to your health care provider
- Educating yourself about your condition and treatment.
- Provide information that is as true and complete as possible about your health condition.
- Follow the treatment guideline and use the medicine as prescribed by the doctor.
Our Background
St. Joseph Hospital is owned and managed by the Registered Trustees of the Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro in the Catholic Diocese of Moshi. The hospital was started in 2001 as a Health Centre and in 2004 the Centre was raised to a fully functional Hospital. The hospital operates within the guidelines provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children in Tanzania and the Regulations of Catholic Diocese of Moshi. Its serve the population of 237,715 people (115,767 males and 121,948 females).
The bed capacity of the hospital is 150 beds, while patients admitted per day range from 25-30 patients and outpatients department attendance per day from 250-450. The Hospital has several departments including: - Out-patient, In-patient, High Dependent Unit (HDU), Dialysis Unit, Operating Theatre (OT), Physiotherapy, ICT, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Counseling, Care and Treatment (CTC) for HIV/TB, Medical, Surgical, Obstetrics &Gynecology, RMNCH+A, Radiology, Administration, Pediatric, Medical records, St. Tresea School of Nursing, Dental and other supportive departments like kitchen/canteen, laundry and store and Mortuary Service.
Our Late Sr. Dr. Urbani Marseli Lyimo was born in 14th March, 1952 at Karmeli Parish and died in 31st May,2020 at St. Joseph Hospital -Soweto in Catholic Diocese of Moshi- Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania.
She managed to make the hospital move from Health Centre to District Council Designated Hospital of Moshi Municipality. Through her endless efforts and courage, she managed to make St. Joseph Hospital look beautiful.
What we learned from her is that leadership is everything, and when it’s tied to purpose, miracles happen.
The hospital in 2009 signed an Agreement to provide services as a Council Designated Hospital. Therefore, it is the Council Designated Hospital for Moshi Municipality and it serves as a referral hospital for 21 administrative wards, having 60 villages.
We are collaborating with Moshi Municipal council and congretion to the sisters of Our Lady Kilimanjaro, Catholic Diocese of Moshi- Kilimanjaro Region with the aim to become a global standard health care service providers offering precise, timely and affordable diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to all people.
Medical Officer Incharge
Sr. Dr. Hellen B. Kyilyosudu Since Nov 2015 - to Date. Is working at St. Joseph Hospital as Medical Officer Incharge, attending both inpatient and Outpatient in an examplary manner, Speak on behalf of the hospital, Responsible for all major correspondences for the hospital
Anything worth doing starts out as a little thing, which is why hope and persistence are so important. Our work is not for the faint of heart.
We are multiplying the little we have to care for others. In this sense, miracles happen daily at St. Joseph Hospital and Sr. Hellen plays a big role in this.
Dr. Sr. Hellen B. Kyilyosudu
Medical Officer InchargeHospital Profile
St. Joseph Hospital is a Council Designated Hospital in Moshi Municipal Council in Kilimanjaro Region owned and managed by the Registered Trustees of the Sisters of Our Lady of Kilimanjaro in Moshi Diocese. It was founded by Mother Sr. Cecilia Mbuya CDNK, who served as the first African Superior General of the Congregation. It was officially opened by, Rev. Bishop Amedeus Msarikie on 13/06/2001 as a Health Centre. In 2004 it was upgraded to a full functioning Hospital (Voluntary Agency Hospital Not for Profit) with registration number036207
It is situated in South West Moshi, about 5 km from Moshi bus stand, along Khambaita Road, which extends from Arusha Road at Memorial junction. Being a CDH it serves the citizens of entire 21 administrative wards of Moshi Municipal Council, Moshi Municipality is the capital of Kilimanjaro region in the North Eastern Tanzania. The Municipality is situated on the lower slopes of a dormant volcanic Kilimanjaro, which is the highest mountain in Africa.
In the year 2009, the Hospital signed a Service Agreement with Moshi Municipal to become Council Designated Hospital. The hospital started with a bed capacity of 60 and has increased to 150 by the year 2022, with OPD daily attendance ranging from 150 – 250 and patients admitted per day ranging from 15-25.
The hospital’s In-Patient specialties are General Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology. In addition, the hospital provides specialized medical services in the areas of Orthopedics surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Endoscopy, Hemodialysis and ENT.
Strategy for Improvement of St. Joseph Hospital Health Services
In accordance with the National Health Policy, the Health Sector Strategic Plan IV- MTR 2017–2021 Programs and Initiatives, as well as our local needs, St. Joseph CDH has adopted the following methods to enhance the quality and safety of healthcare services offered.
- To improve quality health care services.
- To enhance Hospital Financial Sustainability.
- To Strengthen good governance and management.
- To Improve and establish Hospital Infrastructures.
- Strengthening institutional Training and Research.
