Nazareth Hospital Kenya – Description
Nazareth Hospital Kenya has located 25 Km from Nairobi, at Riara Ridge in Kiambu District. It is surrounded by several villages. There are many tea and coffee farms owned by local people. These estates are a source of employment for many people. The Nazareth Hospital was started by the Consolata Missionary Sisters in a very humbler. Prisca Groppo way in 1964 as a small dispensary to meet the needs of the rural population around Riara Ridge.
Sr. Prisca Groppo, a Consolata Missionary Sister and Medical Doctor, was posted by the General Administration of the Consolata Sisters to Kenya and in 1965 the building for a ”small Hospital” started. Sr. Prisca wanted the Hospital to be like a home in which the patients could find a heart and a mother, a hospital in which the patients could breath pure air and find hope and joy. The first patient was admitted in 1966, the beds were 50.
Due to it’s a constant upgrading of services to underprivileged, Nazareth is highly respected for its work in the medical mission and is a key part of the Kenya Health care services. It is famous for its Urology services, Maternity services, and HIV/AIDS care among others. The Hospital appreciates all its benefactors. The Nazareth Hospital has located 25 Km from Nairobi, at Riara Ridge in Kiambu District. It is surrounded by several villages. There are many tea and coffee farms owned by local people. These estates are a source of employment for many people. The Nazareth Hospital was started by the Consolata Missionary Sisters in a very humbler. Prisca Groppo way in 1964 as a small dispensary to meet the needs of the rural population around Riara Ridge.
Sr. Prisca Groppo, a Consolata Missionary Sister and Medical Doctor, was posted by the General Administration of the Consolata Sisters to Kenya and in 1965 the building for a ”small Hospital” started. Sr. Prisca wanted the Hospital to be like a home in which the patients could find a heart and a mother, a hospital in which the patients could breath pure air and find hope and joy. The first patient was admitted in 1966, the beds were 50.
The number of patients started to increase tremendously and the demand for new facilities troubled the heart of Sr. Prisca, who wanted the best for her patients. New adjustments were made until the hospital capacity reached a hundred beds. The 30th November of 1971 was a sad day for the Nazareth Hospital. Sr. Prisca was on her way from Mombasa to Nairobi when she was involved in a road accident. She died five days later, at the age of 40. It was a terrible blow for the Hospital.
Her body was buried in the Cemetery of the Hospital like a seed. Her grave talks of love, of generosity, of a life given to others. That seed produced many fruits! In November 1972 a new extension of the Hospital was officially opened by Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and Cardinal Maurice Otunga. In April 1984 an Isolation Block was completed thanks to the generosity of our benefactors. Reconstructive and plastic surgery was started, using the facilities of Isolation. This program continues at present and many patients benefit from this service.
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In 1991, with the arrival of Dr. S. Galvagno, orthopedic surgery and traumatology were started. With the departure of Dr. Galvagno, these services had to be suspended temporarily, but in March 1994 Dr. Carlo Astini arrived and orthopedic surgery and traumatology were resumed. Dr. Astini is a general surgeon and specialized in orthopedics.
This was one of the most needed services since there were very few centers with specialists in this field in Kenya. The few private Hospitals who offered these services in Nairobi are too expensive to be afforded by poor people. The Nazareth Hospital has at present a very qualified team of doctors who work tirelessly for the patients together with the other members of the staff. Another program that the Hospital gave special attention was the Family Programme that includes Family Planning. This program started in 1986.
Vision
A Centre of Choice, witnessing Christ through specialized and Innovative Holistic Health Care.
Mission
To Provide Accessible, Affordable and Quality Health Care to the Marginalized and Needy.
Nazareth Hospital Kenya Services
♦ Inpatient Services:
♦ High Dependency Unit (HDU)
♦ Maternal and Child Health Clinic
♦ Maternity Wards
♦ Nursery
♦ Palliative Care Unit
♦ Surgical Wards
♦ Theatre
♦ Outpatient Services:
♦ Customer Care
♦ Casualty
♦ Consultation
♦ Dental Unit
♦ Eye Unit
♦ Laboratory
♦ Minor Theatre
♦ Pharmacy
♦ Triage Room
Outreach Services
SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME
The hospital continued visiting Primary schools in the surrounding tea and coffee farms, where the workers’ children go to school. Basic health care services are offered and referral is given where necessary.
MEDICAL CAMP
In an effort to reach out to the poor in the community, regular medical camps are held quarterly. The camps are either general or for special programs such as eye and dental. There are many chronically ill patients seen during the camps.. The community really benefits from the camps. We are also grateful to our friends, clients and suppliers who assist us with either medicines or medical supplies or in any other form towards these noble services.
Pastoral and Counselling
Physiotherapy
COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED IN PHYSIOTHERAPY ARE:
♦ Hydrotherapy
♦ Peripheral neuropathy
♦ Rheumatoid arthritis
♦ Post-surgery
♦ Fractures
♦ Burns
♦ Paraparesis
♦ Hemiplegia
♦ Bell’s and Erbs palsy
♦ Amputations
Nazareth Hospital Kenya Contacts
♦ Type: Other Hospital
♦ Owner: Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
♦ Status: Operational
♦ District: Kiambu West, Central
♦ Division: Limuru
♦ Location: Karabaini
♦ SubLocation: Karabaini
♦ Constituency: Limuru
♦ P. O. Box 49682-00100, NAIROBI, KENYA
♦ Tel: 254-020 2017401, 020 6750945
♦ Mobile: 0722-405166, 0711930741, 0734143735
♦ Fax 254-020 2017402
♦ Email:info@nazarethhospital.or.ke
♦ Web: http://www.nazarethhospital.or.ke/
Other email contacts:
♦ ict@nazarethhospital.or.ke
♦ accounts@nazarethhospital.or.ke
♦ Status: Operational
♦ Number of Beds: 184
♦ Number of Cots: 84
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