Former Thika Level 5 Hospital boss named KU Hospital CEO.
Health Cabinet Secretary
Sicily Kariuki has appointed former Thika Level 5 Hospital Medical
Kenya’s sixth national
referral facility is set to roll out services will now be an independent State corporation ran by the
board chaired by Olive Mugenda
The Sh8 billion facility,
which has been idle for two years after its completion due to an ownership and
management dispute, is now expected to come up with an inauguration date within
a month.
“The board
is under no obligation to take over any persons who have been working in the
background because we want you to have a freehand in the operations of the facility.
Any subsequent secondment of staff to the facility will be done by the board
with concurrence from the Ministry of Health,” Ms Kariuki said.
The hospital
has 28 intensive care unit (ICU) beds and a neonatal intensive care unit. It is
expected to help decongest Kenyatta National Hospital whose bed capacity has
remained flat at 1,800 over the years yet despite demand ballooning to an
annual average of 700,000 for inpatients and 600,000 for outpatients.
The Cabinet
Secretary said that the facility will also be one of the centres of excellence
for cancer management in the country.
“To this
effect, it is expected that the facility will provide quality cancer management
services in the country hence reversing the current trends in medical tourism
by Kenyans seeking health services abroad. This will save the country
approximately Sh10 billion lost revenue annually through overseas medical
treatment,” she said.
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