Sigowet Sub-County Hospital Details Details, Facilities and Contacts

Sigowet Sub-County Hospital Description

Sigowet Sub-county Hospital is a Government health center that provides comprehensive medical and surgical services. It is located in Sigowet Sub-location, Kebeneti location, Sigowet Division, Belgut Constituency in Kericho County.

Sigowet Sub-County Hospital Contacts

Type: Sub-County Hospital
Owner: Ministry of Health
Status: Operational
District: Kericho, Rift Valley
Division: Sigowet
Location: Kebeneti
Sub-Location: Sigowet
Constituency: Belgut
County: Kericho

Contact In Charge: Evalyne Koske Nursing Officer in Charge
Address:
Postal Code: 20200
Town: Kericho
Nearest Town: Sigowet

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Status: Operational
Number of Beds: 24
Number of Cots: 3

Sigowet Sub-County Hospital Services:

                            Sigowet Sub-County Hospital

  1. Antenatal
  2.  Antiretroviral Therapy
  3.  Basic Emergency Obstetric Care
  4.  Curative In-patient Services
  5.  Curative Outpatient Services
  6.  Family Planning
  7.  Growth Monitoring and Promotion
  8.  HIV Counselling and Testing
  9.  Immunization
  10.  Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV
  11.  Tuberculosis Diagnosis
  12.  Tuberculosis Labs
  13.  Tuberculosis Treatments

Overview of Sub-County Hospitals in Kenya

Sub-County Hospitals are classified commonly based on the agency that owns the health facility. The players in the health sector are the Government of Kenya, which manages public health institutions, faith-based organizations (FBOs), NGOs, and private investors. Each sub-county in Kenya has several Sub-County Hospitals, which are the main coordinating and referral center for the smaller units.

Sub-County Hospitals are the first referral hospital and form an integral part of the sub-county health system. They are managed by medical superintendents.
Sub-County Hospitals in Kenya should provide the following:
  1. Curative and preventive care and promotion of health of the people in the district;
  2. Quality clinical care by a more skilled and competent staff than those of the health centers and dispensaries;
  3. Treatment techniques such as surgery not available at health centers;
  4. Laboratory and other diagnostic techniques appropriate to the medical, surgical, and outpatient activities of the district hospital;
  5. Inpatient care until the patient can go home or back to the health center;
  6. Training and technical supervision to health centers; as well as a resource center for health centers at each district hospital;
  7. Twenty-four-hour services;
The following clinical services are provided in Sub-County Hospitals in Kenya
  1. Obstetrics and gynecology;
  2. Child health;
  3. Medicine;
  4. Surgery, including anesthesia;
  5. Accident and emergency services;
  6. Non—clinical support services;
  7. Referral services;
  8. Contribution to the district-wide information generation, collection planning, implementation, and evaluation of health service programs.

 

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