Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) is a tertiary referral, consultant, and teaching Hospital in the Lake and Western zones of the United Republic of Tanzania. It is located along the shores of Lake Victoria in the City of Mwanza.
In 1972 the Hospital was nationalized by the Government. However, in October 1985, the Government handed back the Hospital to the Tanzania Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania which is the owner with an agreement that the hospital run in partnership with the government to provide Government Services as a referral and consultant hospital for the Lake Zone.
Bugando Medical Centre has more than 1000 bed capacity with 2000 employees. It is a referral hospital for specialized and super specialized services in Cardiothoracic, Oncology, Cardiothoracic, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Pediatric Surgery, Nephrology, Oncology, Surgical Gastroenterologist, Dermatology, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Oral Maxillofacial, Also we have radiology diagnostic equipment these include MRI, Mammography, CT-Scan, Fluoroscopy and Ultra-Sound.
As a fundamental component of our Mission Statement, BMC as tertiary referral hospital exist to improve the welfare of the community in the lake zone through provision of state of the art, diversified, specialized health care, research, training and consultancy services guided by catholic Church, laws, regulations, Ethics and Morals, also in compliance with the policies of the United Republic of Tanzania under the ministry of health. I acknowledge your trust in allowing us to serve you.
