The Nairobi Hospital

The Nairobi Hospital is a private hospital located in Upper Hill 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
Opened9 April 1954 (1954-04-09)
Links
Websitethenairobihosp.org
Other linksList of hospitals in Kenya

Location

It is located along Argwings Kodhek Road, Upper Hill, 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, The hospital implemented expansion of its physical infrastructure, staffing levels, and bed capacity. The planned expansion includes the following:[1]

  1. Increase bed capacity from 355 to 750
  2. Erecting of a 14-storey building, 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 office block with specialised medical services
  4. Erection of doctors' plaza

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.

01°17′46″S 36°48′17″E

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