Sabatia Eye Hospital Description
Sabatia Eye Hospital is an independent not-for-profit hospital located in Vihiga County, specializing in Eye Care. The Hospital offers both outpatient and inpatient services. The Hospital also do outreach campaigns in Western Kenya, Rift Valley and including parts of neighboring countries.
The Hospital training program focuses on short Ophthalmological courses done in partnership with local universities. The Hospital is run by an Oversight Board of Directors, which comprises of 12 Members drawn from the various major stakeholders and partners including the Local Community, Friends Church – Vokoli Yearly Meeting, Lions Clubs and Government of Kenya representatives from the Ministries of Medical Services, and Provincial Administration. The Hospital is managed by a Management Committee headed by the medical director.
Vision
To be the Centre of Excellence in Eye Care Services
Mission
To provide Quality and Accessible Eye Care Services to All.
Motto
We Treat, He Heals
Goals
- Increasing the quality and quantity of eye care services
- Enhancing the organization’s capacity towards future self sustainability
- Broadening and deepening our outreach to underserved areas
- Enhancing the Hospital’s profile and services through intensive public relations and marketing activities
- Developing a centre of excellence in training for various cadres of eye care professionals
- Contributing to the objectives of “VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO SIGHT”
Core Values
Friends Church Sabatia Eye Hospital’s activities are guided by the following core values:
- Valuing people, and treating them with respect, honesty and integrity in all that we do
- Working together as a team
- Caring for patients and providing excellent quality service
- Listening to feedback from patients and stakeholders
- Building trust and respect with all community members
- Sustaining accountability to our patients and stakeholders
- Maintaining openness and transparency in our transactions
- Being flexible and adapting to the changing needs.
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Sabatia Eye Hospital Services
Outpatient Services
The purpose of establishing the hospital was to facilitate the provision of eye care services in the region in order to improve accessibility and affordability for eye care. The hospital provides services to the immediate community and the wider western region of the country.
Sabatia Eye Hospital offers quality eye care at a low cost to enable most people access eye care services.This being the only not for profit referral eye Hospital,it serves an average of 100 patients daily.
Out patient services offerered are:
- Visual Acuity
- Slit lamp examination
- Fundoscopy examination
- Tonometry
- Refraction
- Management and treatment.This entails medication and glasses
- Follow ups
The hospital has a high growth potential since it is the only independent not for profit referral eye hospital both for adults and children in the region.
Inpatient Services
Sabatia Eye Hospital has a capacity of 33 beds with an adequate number of qualified and trained staff and is well equipped with adequate infrastructure which enables it to provide quality services. All wards are headed by a Nurse-in-Charge and supported by nurses, student nurses and cleaning staff.
Female section
These ward takes care of female patients awaiting surgery or recovering from surgery.
Male section
These ward takes care of male patients awaiting surgery or recovering from surgery.
Pediatrics
The hospital does not have a pediatric ward and those 12 years and below share a bed with their parents or guardians at either of the sections in the wards. Currently their are 8 beds for the children.
Private
The private room offers privacy to all occupants who need to be isolated.
Outreach Services
Sabatia eye hospital offers quality eye care service at a low cost to enable most people access eye care services both at the base the Hospital and in the Hospital’s extensive outreach medical and surgical services.
Training Services
Ophthalmic skills upgrading course (OSUC) Program
Ophthalmic skills upgrading course (OSUC)was started in the hospital in the year 2007 Through a collaborative effort between the hospital and the ministry of health through the department of ophthalmic services. The course was started mainly to bridge the gap in eye care service provision especially in remote marginalized hard to reach areas. Other long term objectives of the course was to train personnel who will contribute to vision 2020 objective to reduce avoidable blindness.
A total of one hundred and sixty one students have so far been trained from all-overs the country among the total students trained, fifteen southern Sudan nationals have also been trained. The hospital selection criteria for the sponsored students is based on the need of their place of work and the availability of funds. However the Hospital also admits self sponsored and privately sponsored students.
Ophthalmic skills upgrading course at the hospital takes a duration of three months through which students are equipped with both practical and theoretical skills in eye care. The traing takes a two hours theory class and a six hour practical course in different clinical departments of the hospital i.e. the ward, theatre and the outpatient. Evaluation of the students is done on a weekly basis where student sit for a weekly continuous assessment test. Other form of evaluations include practical exams and the final qualifying exam. The hospital has three intakes in February, May and September with each year’s intake graduating in November
Registras from the University of Nairobi (UON)
The hospital also provides an avenue through which the registrars perform their two months elective in clinical and surgical rotations. The hospital partnership with the University of Nairobi is crucial in Africa’s capacity development in Ophthalmology.
Optical Services
In the optical section, The hospital does extensive refraction that is measuring the eyes to help in prescribing glasses or contact lenses, and if the need exists recommend the needed refractive surgery, e.g. laser, or cataract surgery among others.
The hospital Optometrists are specialised and with the instruments and lenses they have, can determine where in your eye the light images come to a focus and if needed, find a way to put the picture in the right spot.
Sabatia Eye Hospital Photo
The section also has dispenses glasses. The hospital has a variety of glasses that suits your choice. The hospital also has an optical workshop that ensures expertise in lens designs and the fitting of lenses to frames and the adjusting, repair and maintenance of glasses.
Sabatia Eye Hospital Contacts
Type: Eye Centre
Owner: Christian Health Association of Kenya
Status: Operational
Province: Western
County: Vihiga
District: Sabatia, Vihiga
Division: Sabatia
Location: Wodanga
Sub-Location: Vokoli
Constituency: Sabatia
Nearest Town: Sabatia
Adress: PO Box 214-50311 Wodanga
Tel: +254202393883 / +254723721316 / +254733731013
Email: sabeyehosp@gmail.com
Web: http://www.sabatiaeyehospital.org