The Hospital today

The St. Gaspar Referral Hospital is a Regional Referral Hospital.

It is located in central Tanzania, at Itigi, in the region of Singida and it helps not only the area’s population but even many people that come from other regions.
Often they come to Itigi to have another medical consultation or driven by hope of finding a solution for a hopeless situation of illness.
The hospital is located about 164 km from the West of Dodoma City and 118 km from the regional city of Singida.
Today the hospital has 320 beds, divided into 5 main areas: general medicine, surgery, maternity, pediatrics (flagship of the hospital) and the support departments. Every year it guarantees more than 31.000 outpatient visits, 6.000 admissions, and 116.000 laboratory’s tests. Moreover, the hospital has a wide range of clinical investigation services that includes a digital X-Ray machine, ECHO, a Doppler and modern CT- Scan and ultrasound machines.

These services are supported by the laboratory that offers a wide range of clinical tests.
The hospital does not only treat sickness but also educates the surrounding population. Health education is important for the prevention of infective diseases.

For that reason patients and relatives are included in education and infection prevention activities at the outpatient clinic.
The hospital is managed by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and allows children, adults and the elderly to get daily treatment.
The “St. Gaspar Nursing School” plays a key role for that achievement.

The nursing school trains 200 students per year, and graduates certificate and diploma nurses well groomed in theory and practical nursing. They receive their practical training in the hospital.