Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre

Name

Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre

Legal name

Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre

Website

https://almc.or.tz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAAAE

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

SECONDARYBPAGAJAH

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Specialized healthcare services
• Surgical residency training
• Nursing education programs
• Palliative care services
• Pediatric rehabilitation surgery

Headquarters

HQ city

Arusha

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue generated from outpatient and inpatient medical services including consultations, surgeries, emergency care, diagnostics, and specialized treatments across multiple medical departments.
2. Educational/Training Programs: Revenue from nursing school tuition and residency program operations (ALMC School of Nursing, PAACS residency program).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre is a faith-based hospital providing 24-hour specialized and super-specialized healthcare services including emergency medicine, general and specialist surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, NICU, ICU, dialysis, diagnostic imaging, and laboratory services. The hospital also operates supporting programmes including a nursing school, surgical residency training, a pediatric rehabilitative surgery programme (Plaster House), and hospice and palliative care services delivered through home visits.

Product overview

Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre (ALMC) is a faith-based hospital providing specialized and super-specialized healthcare services. The facility offers a comprehensive range of clinical services organized across outpatient, inpatient, and diagnostic departments including emergency medicine, multiple surgical specialties (general, orthopedic, neuro, pediatric, plastic, laparoscopic), internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, NICU, ICU, dialysis, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and physiotherapy. Supporting programs include the PAACS Residency (surgical training), ALMC School of Nursing (nursing education), Plaster House (pediatric rehabilitative surgery), and Hospice and Palliative Care Programme. The institution operates under the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - North Central Diocese.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6000 hospice and palliative care clients served by end of 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Same Quality Foundation (SQF)minorOthers · 1 January 2019ALMC received Certificate of Appreciation from SQF for participation in the 2019 SQF Half Marathon and continued contribution towards SQF cleft programme impact.
• Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018ALMC is one of the training hospitals that has incorporated the General Surgery Program under PAACS (Arusha PAACS), currently with 10 residents. Residents rotate in neurosurgery, orthopedics, anesthesia, pediatric surgery, and OB/GYN departments to acquire basic surgical skills.
• COSECSA (College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PAACS is in partnership with COSECSA, allowing trainees from PAACS-accredited institutions to participate in COSECSA training programs and examinations, treated equally with trainees from COSECSA countries.
• SafeCareminorOthers · 1 January 2018ALMC received SafeCare Level 5 Hospital certification, indicating compliance with international standards for safe and quality patient care.
• NACTE (National Council for Technical Education, Tanzania)coreOthers · 1 January 2014ALMC School of Nursing has full registration with NACTE (reg no REG/HAS/115), accredited to offer Ordinary Diploma in Nursing at NTA Level 4-6.
• Tanzania Nurses and Midwifery Council (TNMC)coreOthers · 1 January 2014ALMC School of Nursing is registered with the Nursing Professional Board – Tanzania Nurses and Midwifery Council (TNMC reg no 110).
• Selian Lutheran HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014One of two major hospitals under ELCT North Central Diocese where ALMC School of Nursing students practice clinical sessions. Also partners with ALMC in delivering hospice and palliative care services.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania – North Central Diocese (ELCT NCD)coreOthers · 1 January 2008ALMC is a ministry of the ELCT North Central Diocese. The development of ALMC was prompted by the church community's goal to provide a model of faith-based healthcare and be a center of excellence.
• The Plaster HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Plaster House is the home of the Rehabilitative Surgery Programme of ALMC, established to provide a loving home away from home for children receiving pre- and post-operative care and rehabilitation for surgically correctable disabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Muhimbili National Hospital: Tanzania's largest national referral and teaching hospital in Dar es Salaam. Comparable on tertiary care and training footprint, but operates at a much larger scale as the country's flagship public hospital.
• Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam: Private, internationally accredited tertiary hospital in Tanzania offering multi-specialty care and post-graduate medical education. Comparable on quality and teaching scope, with a private (rather than faith-based non-profit) operating model.

Direct peers

• Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC): Major Christian faith-based referral and teaching hospital in northern Tanzania (Moshi). Comparable in mission, breadth of super-specialty services, and teaching hospital role; the primary regional competitor for complex cases.
• Tenwek Hospital: Faith-based mission and teaching hospital in Bomet, Kenya, and a fellow PAACS-accredited surgical training site. Strong peer on the combination of missionary specialty surgery and surgical residency training in East Africa.
• Selian Lutheran Hospital: Sister Lutheran hospital under ELCT North Central Diocese, also located in the Arusha region. Direct peer in faith-based general hospital services, and an existing clinical-training partner for the ALMC School of Nursing.
• Bugando Medical Centre: Zonal referral and teaching hospital in Mwanza serving the Lake Zone. Comparable as a multi-specialty tertiary hospital with a university teaching role and similar breadth of surgical and internal medicine services.
• Kijabe Mission Hospital: AIC-funded mission and teaching hospital in Kenya operating a PAACS surgical residency alongside broad specialty services. Closely comparable in faith-based model, surgical training, and super-specialty scope.

Regional players

• Nairobi Hospital: Major private tertiary hospital in Kenya offering broad specialty and diagnostic services. Comparable on super-specialty breadth, but located in a different East African country and serving a higher-income catchment.
• Baptist Mission Hospital, Mbeya: Faith-based hospital in the Mbeya region of Tanzania providing general and specialty care with a missionary footprint. Comparable in faith-based non-profit operating model and regional referral role.
• Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital: Public zonal referral hospital in southern Tanzania offering multi-specialty secondary and tertiary care. Comparable on service breadth, but operates as a public institution in a different catchment region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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