Healthcare Apostolate

The Healthcare Apostolate of the Holy Family Sisters of the Needy is carried out through Hospital and Clinic services. Through this ministry, the Congregation expresses Christ's healing Love by caring for the sick, the poor, and the vulnerable with compassion and respect for human dignity.

A catholic nun nurse providing medical care to a patient at a community health clinic.
A catholic nun nurse providing medical care to a patient at a community health clinic.

Hospital Services

Through its hospital services, the Congregation provides comprehensive medical care and inpatient services to individuals in need of treatment. The sisters, together with healthcare professionals, accompany the sick with professional care, spiritual support, and compassionate presence.

A person sitting on a wooden bunk bed and a child resting on a floor mattress in a shared dormitory room.
A person sitting on a wooden bunk bed and a child resting on a floor mattress in a shared dormitory room.
A sleeping newborn baby wrapped in a black and white patterned floral swaddle blanket.
A sleeping newborn baby wrapped in a black and white patterned floral swaddle blanket.

Clinic Services

The Congregation also operates clinics that provide basic and primary healthcare services to communities, especially those with limited access to medical care. These clinics attend to common illnesses, maternal and child health needs, and preventive healthcare.

Laboratory technicians in white coats using microscopes and medical equipment in a clinical lab setting.
Laboratory technicians in white coats using microscopes and medical equipment in a clinical lab setting.

Holy Family Hospital and Maternity, Ikenegbu, Owerri