Kenyatta University Hospital

Kenyatta University Hospital
Geography
Location Kahawa West, Northern Bypass Road, Nairobi, Kenya
Coordinates 01°10′33″S 36°54′57″E / 1.17583°S 36.91583°E / -1.17583; 36.91583Coordinates: 01°10′33″S 36°54′57″E / 1.17583°S 36.91583°E / -1.17583; 36.91583
Organisation
Care system NHIF
Hospital type University Hospital
Affiliated university Kenyatta University Medical School
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds ~600
History
Founded 2011 (2011)
Links
Website kuh.co.ke
Other links Kenyatta University

Kenyatta University Hospital (KUH), also Kenyatta University Referral Hospital, is a tertiary referral hospital that serves as the teaching hospital of the Kenyatta University Medical School, a public university's school of medicine, in Kenya.[1]

Location

The hospital is located along Northern Bypass Road, in extreme north-eastern Nairobi County, adjacent to that county's border with Kiambu County, approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi), by road, north-east of Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest hospital in Kenya.[2] The geographical coordinates of the hospital are:01°10'33.0"S, 36°54'57.0"E (Latitude:-1.175833; Longitude:36.915833).[3]

Overview

KUH is a modern state-of-art 600 bed facility with special medical amenities, including a 21-bed Intensive Care Unit, eight operating rooms (theaters), an emergency room, dialysis unit and the latest in imaging equipment.[1][4]

The hospital is also expected to serve as a teaching facility for Kenyatta University's students, specializing in human medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry and other related health specialties.[5]

History

Kenyatta University Hospital was conceived by Professor Olive Mugenda, who served as the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University, between 2006 and March 2016.[6]

The ground was broken by former president of Kenya Mwai Kibaki, on 7 October 2011.[7] Construction began in 2011, and as of August 2018, the hospital is yet to open its doors to the public.[8]

Construction

Former president Mwai Kibaki broke the ground in October 2011.[7] On 9 July 2014, president Uhuru Kenyatta toured he construction site.[9] The construction contract was awarded to China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation]] (CJIC), at a contract price of US$99 million (KES:9.85 billion), borrowed from the Exim Bank of China.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Wambui, Mary (18 July 2018). "Ray of hope for patients as MPs pledge to seek funds for KU hospital". Daily Nation. Narobi. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Globefeed.com (8 August 2018). "Distance between Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya and Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital, Nairobi City, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Google (8 August 2018). "Location of Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Koech, Kevin (3 November 2016). "Kenyatta University Hospital: Hospital Layout Design: Biomedical Engineering Perspective". Nairobi: Gearbox Kenya Forum. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Anyanzwa, James (18 June 2011). "Kenya Sh10 Billion To Fund Kenyatta University's Referral Hospital". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi.
  6. ↑ Njoroge, Kiarie (23 May 2016). "KU offers Mugenda job as chief of healthcare". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 Musembi, Oliver (7 October 2011). "Kibaki Warns External Aggressors". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Wanzala, Ouma (8 August 2018). "KU partners with General Electric to build cancer centre". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  9. ↑ English.cjic.cn (11 August 2014). "Kenya's President Inspects Construction Site of the Modern Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital at Kenyatta University". Nanchang, China: China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation (CJIC). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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