By the middle of May, the Mbagathi Hospital should have an intensive care unit (ICU).
Following the opening of a comparable facility at the Mama Lucy Kibaki hospital a few weeks ago, this will be the second intensive care unit in the county, according to Governor Johnson Sakaja.
County Executive for Health, Wellness, and Nutrition, Dr Anastasia Nyalita, stated that "Mbagathi Hospital was built in the 1950s and was recognized as the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) and offered as both the infectious diseases isolation facility for the King George VI Hospital, now Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)" after hosting several media outlets who toured the facility today.
She said the hospital didn't gain independence from KNH and became a full-fledged district hospital for Nairobi City until 1995.
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She claimed that under Governor Sakaja's direction, the hospital is in preparation to rise to prominence in Nairobi.
"We currently operate a cutting-edge 112 mortuary and a globally recognized laboratory. We also provide maternity, nutrition, paediatrics general clinic, outpatient and inpatient services, dental clinic, radiology, renal clinic, eye unit, physiotherapy services, and public and speciality healthcare services".
Presently, Mbagathi Hospital has a bed capacity of 320 beds and serves roughly 1,200 outpatients per day.
According to Dr Nyalita, as part of the nation's COVID-19 response strategy, the hospital established an isolation centre with a 160-bed capacity. It is currently in use as a centre for cholera isolation.
"I want to thank Governor Sakaja for his ongoing support and for making sure that we have a budget to ensure that we bring onboard an additional 200 health workers who will serve in various units of this hospital," the governor said.
Our top priorities are providing effective services to locals and preserving the governors' manifesto.
