The hospital also receives patients from several neighboring countries, mostly Zambia and Tanzania.
[1] The hospital is located in Luwinga found in Mzuzu city in the Mzimba district.
The hospital provides both in-patient and out-patient medical services and has extensive specialised departments.
It includes obstetrics and gynecology, intensive care, surgery and laboratory services, as well as radiology.
It is also provides training to students in health treatments by experienced medical staff and supervisors from the College of Medicine at the University of Malawi.