About us
Leadership and governance
Strong governance keeps us faithful to our mission, accountable for quality and safety, and sustainable for the generations to come.
Governance structure
Who is responsible for what
Owner
Archdiocese of Nairobi
The hospital is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi under the Metropolitan Archbishop, His Grace Philip Anyolo. The Archdiocese sets the hospital's mission and appoints the Board, which is chaired by the Procurator of the Archdiocese.
Management
Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI)
The SMMI Sisters, an international religious congregation founded in India, have managed the hospital since 2011, bringing a spirit of prayer, discipline and tender service to every ward.
Governance
Board of Governors
The Board provides strategic direction, approves policy and budgets, oversees quality and patient safety through its Quality Improvement Sub-Committee, and holds management accountable for the hospital's mission and sustainability.
Day-to-day leadership
Hospital Management Team
Led by the Chief Executive Officer and including the Chief Medical Officer, the Head of Nursing, the Finance Manager and the Human Resource Manager, the Management Team delivers the strategic plan and runs the hospital every day.
Our Sisters
The Sisters who care for this hospital
The Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate came from India at the invitation of the Archdiocese of Nairobi in 2011. Since then the Sisters have led the hospital day by day, on the wards and at the bedside, holding together its clinical work and its spirit of prayer and service.
Hospital leadership
The team leading Mary Help
Our senior leaders are responsible for the day-to-day running of the hospital and for delivering its mission of compassionate, affordable care.
Sr. Packiam Lourdu
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Jesse Gitaka
Chief Medical Officer
Esther Thea
Head of Nursing
John Murimi
Finance Manager
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Francis Kioko
Human Resource Manager
Visiting consultants are credentialed under the hospital’s Admitting Rights Policy and Code of Conduct.
Quality and safety
How we assure the quality of care
Quality is a standing responsibility of the Board, delivered by management and lived by every member of staff.
Board oversight
A Quality Improvement Sub-Committee reviews quality and patient-safety performance and reports to the full Board.
Quality improvement teams
Hospital and work-improvement teams run audit cycles, learn from incidents and act on patient feedback.
Clinical governance
Credentialing, defined privileges, clinical documentation standards, safe prescribing, consent and referral pathways.
Infection prevention
An infection prevention and control team, hand-hygiene programme and antimicrobial stewardship aligned to national guidelines.
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