The Nairobi Hospital

The Nairobi Hospital is a private hospital located in upperhill area, Nairobi, Kenya.The hospital was founded in 1954 as a European hospital.

The Nairobi Hospital
Geography
LocationUpper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Organisation
Care systemNHIF
TypeGeneral Medical Services
Affiliated universityThe Nairobi Hospital College of Health Sciences
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds355+ (2016)
750 (Planned)[1]
History
OpenedApril 9, 1954 (1954-04-09)
Links
Websitethenairobihosp.org
Other linksList of hospitals in Kenya

Location

It is located on Argwings Kodhek Road, in the neighborhood of Upper Hill, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi.[2] The hospital is located approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Kenyatta International Conference Centre.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are 01°17'46.0"S, 36°48'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.296115; Longitude:36.804718).[4]

Overview

The institution was officially opened on 9 April 1954, as an exclusively European Hospital, in Kenya, which was then a colony of the United Kingdom. On 19 October 1961, it began serving non-Europeans and the name was changed to The Nairobi Hospital.[5]

Expansion

In August 2016, Kenyan print media reported that the hospital planned expanding its physical infrastructure, its staffing levels and its bed capacity. The planned expansion, budgeted at KSh5.7 billion (approx. US$57.2 million), includes the following:[1]

  1. Increase bed capacity from 355 to 750
  2. Building of a 14-storey hospital skyscraper, to house inpatient and outpatient departments, a diagnostic centre, operating rooms, an intensive care unit, a specialist kidney department, and a specialised kidney and bladder surgery unit.
  3. Construction of a six-story parking lot, 1,021 parking bays
  4. Establishment of a water purification plant, capable of processing 45 cubic metres (1,589 cu ft) per hour
  5. Construction of a nine-storey office block with specialised medical services
  6. Erection of an eight-storey doctors’ plaza
  7. Building of a 14-storey centre of excellence
  8. Construction of an eight-storey university education block.

See also

References
  1. Njoroge, Kiarie (1 August 2016). "Nairobi Hospital launches Sh5.7 billion expansion plan". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital: About Us". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. Globefeed.com (1 August 2016). "Distance between Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya and The Nairobi Hospital, Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. Google (1 August 2016). "Location of The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital History". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Retrieved 1 August 2016.

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