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 number 036207.



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 200 – 450 and patients admitted per day ranging from 20-30.

n February 2026, St. Joseph Hospital reached another significant milestone in its development when the Ministry of Health officially recognized and upgraded the hospital to provide services at regional level. This marked an important transition from its previous role as a Council Designated Hospital serving Moshi Municipal Council to a health facility with a regional-level service mandate.

The hospital’s In-Patient specialties are General Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Urology, Ophthalmology In addition, the hospital provides specialized medical services in the areas of Orthopedics surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Endoscopy, Hemodialysis and ENT.

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 30-40 patients and outpatients department attendance per day from 400-500. 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.

Late Sr. Dr. Urbani Marseli Lyimo

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 congregation 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.