Historical Background. The Catholic Church built the Hospital between 1968 - 1977 and it was officially opened by His Excellency the late President Julius Kambarage Nyerere on 3rd November 1971. In 1972 the Hospital was nationlized by the Government. However, in October 1985 the Government handed back the Hospital to the Tanzania Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Bishops of Tanzania who is the owner with an agreement that the hospital be run in partnership with the government to provide Government Services as a referral and consultant hospital for the Lake Zone.
Waziri wa Afya,Maendeleo ya jamii,Jinsia,Wazee na Watoto,Mhe.Ummy Mwalimu (MB) Ameahidi mashine ya MRI kwa Hospitali ya Rufaa ya kanda Bugando. Waziri Ummy ameahidi mashine hiyo wakati akifanya ufunguzi wa mashine ya CT -Scan katika hospitali ya Rufaa ya kanda Bugando kutokana na changamoto mbalimbali zikiwemo kukosekana kwa huduma za vipimo kwa mashine ya MRI,“Natoa ahadi kuwa Serikali itaipatia Hospitali ya Bugando mashine ya MRI kupitia Mradi wa ORIO ambao utaanza mwanzoni mwa mwaka huu” alisema waziri Ummy. Aidha pamoja na changamoto mbalimbali katika vitengo vya Moyo na saratani hususani upungufu wa vifaa tiba,madawa na rasilimali watu, waziri Ummy amesema,Wizara ya afya itaaangalia uweezekano wa kuwasomesha baadhi ya wataalamu wa upasuaji wa moyo na Tiba ya saratani na pia kushirikiana bega kwa bega na hospitali ya Bugando katika kuhakikisha changamoto hizi zinapatiwa ufumbuzi.