At our health centre, we believe healthcare is a human right — not a privilege. As a non-profit, we are committed to providing compassionate, affordable, and accessible medical care to every member of our community, regardless of their ability to pay.
Our health centre laboratory is dedicated to delivering accurate, timely, and affordable diagnostic services that support life-saving care.
As a non-profit facility, we prioritize community health over profit — ensuring every patient has access to reliable lab results that form the backbone of effective treatment
Protecting our community, one vaccine at a time — our health centre provides safe, reliable, and free immunisation services for all ages.
With care and precision, our sonographer provides safe and compassionate obstetric ultrasound services
Background
Brief Hostory
The Health unit has its roots of existence anchored in the times of evangelism of white fathers who started the catholic faith at Nyamigisa catholic parish as early as 1911. The main pillars of their mission were; to preach the word of God, fight illiteracy by introducing formal education and improving the health status of the people in the area.
As far as health was concerned, in 1975 they started by only dispensing medicines for common illnesses to community since there were inadequate health services in the area.
In 1978 the Christian community together with the parish council resolved to continue dispensing medicines to the community in a designated place and a small dispensary was started.
Since 1985 to date the Banyatereza sisters were entrusted the responsibility to manage the dispensary and have gradually transformed it to a Health Centre currently at level 3 according to Ministry of Health grading.
However upon celebration of the centenary anniversary of the existence of Nyamigisa catholic parish (24/09/2011), the parish council together with the then parish priest resolved to start up a project to mark the memory of that milestone and it was agreed that gradually the Health Centre be transformed to a memorial hospital, “SACRED HEART NYAMIGISA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL”.
WHAT WE OFFER
Services AT THE FACILTY
Our Facility Offers a number of services that is Outpatient care, Inpatient care, Laboratory service, maternity services, TB diagnosis and Treatment, HIV Testing and Care, Antenatal care, Immunization, Ultrasound diagnostic services, Community Outreaches
COMMUNITY OUTREACHES
The following services are offered to the community free of charge
- Immunization
- Antenatal care
- TB diagnosis and treatment
- HIV/AIDS care services
Projects that need funding
Some of the projects/ requirement that need funding among others
- Construction of General Ward
- Construction of New Maternity Ward
- Construction of Theatre
- Ambulance for Emergencies
- Construction of Staff Quarters
- Purchase of Complete Blood Count Machine
- Purchase of x ray machine
ORGANISATION OF THE HEALTH CENTRE AND MANAGEMENT
Our Management
The unit is managed by a committee (Health Unit Management Committee) that is guided by the spirit of stewardship, shared responsibility, transparency and accountability.
It is appointed by the parish council in consultation with the community, they meet at least once quarterly.
The roles, functions, regulations and operations of the committee and its members is guided by formal documents in Roman Catholic Church Health policy.
The committee comprises of 7 to 9 members who include one female representative, one teacher, LC1 executive representative, one opinion leader, one representative for PWDs, Health Centre in charge and parish priest.
MISSION STATEMENT
To promote access to health care for the less privileged and vulnerable social groups like women, children, the financially destitute and the chronically ill.
VISION
A healthy and reconciled life for all individuals, their families and community at large.
CORE VALUES
- 1. Confidentiality
- 2. Respect
- 3. Patient's safety
- 4. Holistic care
- 5. Team work
The medical staffs are registered with Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council and Uganda Allied Health Professionals’ Council accordingly.
HUMAN RESOURCE
The Health Centre is currently comprised of 22 staffs who include;
- 1. Medical clinical officer-02
- 2. Assistant nursing officer-01
- 3. Enrolled nurses-05
- 4. Enrolled midwives-03
- 5. Medical laboratory assistants-02
- 6. Assistant records officer-01
- 7. Cashier-01
- 8. Porters-03
- 9. Askari-03
- 10. Store assistant-01