Holy Cross Orthodox Hospital Namungoona was founded in 1963 by the Uganda Orthodox church with an aim of providing health services to the less privileged children who were studying in the primary school of Namungoona and people in the community. It is the first health facility of the Uganda Orthodox Church.
The key figure of the blessed memory behind the construction, growth, and management of this hospital is the late Rev. Fr. Irineos Magimbi who was the longest-serving priest of St Nicholas cathedral parish (1960 to 1997), Fr. Ireneos secured funds from the Holy Cross Seminary in America to expand the infrastructure. Re-known doctors like Dr. Demetrios Dimopoulos; a Cypriot Visiting Physician, Dr. Elias Katumba, the Late Vice President Dr. Samson Kisekka, Dr. Dimitrios Mumbaale, and Dr. Olive Sentumbwe served as Medical Directors of this hospital. However, Dr. Dimitrios Mumbaale was the longest-serving doctor from 1968 to 1990. He, in the early 1980s, participated in the construction of an additional block named St Dimitrios to cater for dental, x-ray services, and pharmacy/dispensary. Dr. Olive Sentumbwe in the 1990s participated in securing funds from UNDP to start up the in-patient department including maternity services. In early 2000, Rev. Fr. Anastasios Boyazis, a Greek –Cypriot participated in securing funds from Greece and upgraded the entire hospital including the canteen.
The facility is a general hospital owned by Uganda Orthodox Church under the network of Uganda Orthodox Medical Bureau. It forms part of the Uganda Orthodox Church Healthcare network and the biggest in Uganda. Strategically located next to the central business districts of Kampala and Wakiso, the hospital provides services to general patients and offers the following as part of its care package; Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (ENT), Radiology, Dental, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
