There are 5 referral hospital in Kenya but the best referral hospital is Kenyatta National Hospital. Whenever you have a patient that needs urgent treatment which a local hospital cannot handle, the patient will be referred to Kenyatta National Hospital
Reasons why Kenyatta National Hospital is the best referral hospital in Kenya:
- Efficient services
One reason why almost every patient is referred to Kenyatta National Hospital is because the biggest hospital in Kenya has the best services among public hospitals in Kenya. Though there are two or three complaints of delays, the doctors at KNH respond to emergency cases promptly.
- Enough bed capacity
The hospital has over 1,000 bed capacity. This means that when you have a patient, there are high chances that they will find a space to occupy. It’s hard for a patient to be turned away because of bed capacity.
In any hospital, the bed capacity is important because there is no way patients can be admitted without enough bed capacity.
- Cheap
As compared to private hospitals, Kenyatta National Hospital is cheap. For instance, you can spend Ksh 1.5 million for treatment at Karen Hospital but if you are admitted at KNH for the same treatment, you will spend less than Ksh500,000 yet you receive excellent services.
- Private wing
At Kenyatta National Hospital there is a private wing where you can consult doctors for various ailments, this makes the hospital an all-round facility.
If you find that your case cannot be handled at the public wing where all patients go through, it’s better you visit the private wing and get help. There are over 50 specialists in the private wing who will provide the best advice and medical attention.
- Treats more than 99% of the diseases
Most of the hospitals in Kenya will treat up to 70% of the diseases but at Kenyatta National Hospital, almost all diseases are treated, e.g cancer,kidney,heart problems, hypertension,etc.When you embark on a journey to Kenyatta National Hospital, you are sure that any disease that is diagnosed is treatable at the facility.
- Clean
With the high number of patients received in a day, you expect the hospital to be dirty but that’s not the case. KNH is clean, neat and always appealing to any visitor.
The second best referral hospital is Mathari Hospital which treats mental cases. The third one is Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital which is located in Eldoret.