Two patients have successfully undergone surgery at the Uthiru -Muthua Level Three hospital.
The hospital was constructed by the Nairobi Metropolitan Services and commissioned in February by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
On Wednesday afternoon, herniorrhaphies were undertaken at the hospital’s theatre by a team led by General Surgeon Dr Simon Tinega.
A herniorrhaphy refers to the surgical repair of a hernia, in which a surgeon repairs the weakness in the abdominal wall.
A weak abdominal wall can lead to protrusion of the gut through the muscles.
Both patients are currently stable and being monitored at the hospital.
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NMS Director for Health Services Dr Ouma Oluga said Uthiru-Muthua despite being a level 3 facility, offers services of a level 4 hospital, fully equipped to handle increasing demand for health care service.
“Among all the 10 hospitals we have commissioned, Uthiru has so far attended to 22,280 patients since it was commissioned five months ago,” he noted.
More theatres are set to be constructed in Kibera South, Kianda 42 and Westlands health center.
According to Oluga, out of the 22,280 patients, 130 sought outpatient services in the hypertensive clinic, psychiatric clinic – 40, 213 deliveries in the maternity clinic, 2,886 sought care in the child welfare clinic, antenatal Clinic saw 1,517 patients, 1,163 went for family planning and the rest for HIV and Testing Services.
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NMS director general Lieutenant General Mohammed Badi noted the milestones in the capital’s health Sector since the Deed of Transfer in 2020, including construction of 27 new hospitals particularly in the city’s informal settlements.
“In this hospital, we have equipped them and employed more than 2,000 health workers to ensure a population of 3.1 million people living in informal settlements access quality and affordable health services with ease,” he added.
Out of the 27 hospitals, Uhuru has commissioned 10 as part of a broad Government plan to avail health services closer to the people.
This is also aimed at decongesting Kenyatta National Hospital as well as Mama Lucy, Pumwani and Mbagathi hospitals.
The 10 health facilities include Uthiru-Muthua, Mukuru Kwa Rueben, Tassia Kwa Ndege and Our Lady of Nazareth in Mukuru Kwa Njenga which are level three hospitals.
The others; Kiamaiko, Soweto, Gatina Ushirika and Green park and Gichagi in Kangemi are level two hospitals.
Uhuru directed the hospitals to offer 24 hour services to residents.
A level 2 health facility is referred to as a dispensary and is run by clinical officers offering outpatient, VCT, tuberculosis, laboratory antenatal and postnatal services, curative treatment and issuance of referral letters to other facilities.
Level 3 facilities are referred to as health centres and are run by at least one doctor, clinical officers and nurses and has 16-25 in-patient bed capacity.
Services offered include curative, laboratory, antenatal and postnatal, maternity in-patient services, dental, pharmacy, TB clinics, diabetes and hypertension clinics and also issuance of referral letters to other facilities. BY THE STAR
