St. Anne Mission Hospital has been evolving over several decades from a simple dispensary to a Level IV hospital. Here is a timeline of our history.

• 1959: Consolata Missionaries founded a dispensary that soon became St. Anne Maternity Cottage.
• 1962: The Lay Mission Helpers of Los Angelos assumed control of the maternity cottage.
• 1971: C.I.I.R. of London took over the maternity cottage.
• 1979: C.I.I.R. passed hospital management to the Don Orione Sisters. At that time, the entire medical staff consisted of two registered nurses/midwives.
• 2009: Two young sisters of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ took over the administration of the hospital in March. At this time:
       o There were a total of 14 employees, including the support staff.
       o One clinical officer handled all inpatient and outpatient cases.
       o Services were only Maternal/Child and Reproductive Health.
       o Cases that St. Anne couldn’t accommodate are referred to other hospitals.
• 2009: Two more Poor Handmaids sisters arrived later in the year.
• 2010: This was a year of growth.
       o The first full-time medical officer reported for duty.
       o The first theatre was under construction, but surgical cases, including Caesarian sections, were still referred to other hospitals.
• 2010 – 2018: The surgical theatre and the following units opened:
       o Laboratory
       o Radiology/Imaging
       o Orthopaedics and Physiotherapy
       o Funeral Home
       o Comprehensive Care Clinic
• 2018: St. Anne Mission Hospital – Igoji achieved Level IV accreditation.

• 2018 – 2022: St. Anne’s greatly expanded services during this period, including opening the following:

       o Second surgical theatre
       o Dental Unit
       o Nutrition Unit
       o Eye Health Unit
       o Dialysis Unit
       o Psychosocial Counseling
       o Private Ward