The county government of Nakuru has commissioned the Lanet Sub-County Hospital developed at a cost of Sh 35million. Director in charge of Health Infrastructure Development, Gerald Maina initiated the commission ceremony and said that hospital is projected to giving provision of health care services in the devolved unit major boost.
Located in Karuswa Village within Bahati Sub-County, the facility was part of Governor Lee Kinyanjui administration’s Sh 1billion upgrade program of health care facilities across the 11 Sub-Counties. Construction of seven new sub-county hospitals will be completed by end of this year.
“Our target is to have modern inpatient and outpatient facilities in every Sub-County. We are also establishing trauma centers at the Nakuru Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital, at Naivasha and Salgaa to cater for accident victims,” Director Maina.
Features of Lanet hospital
The standalone complex features a modern maternity and neonatal wing, a pharmacy, x-ray machines and modern laboratories. The facility will house an outpatient complex, accident and emergency unit, an imaging center and theatres among other essential services.
Mr. Maina noted facility had been designed to offer health care services to 200,000 residents from the Sub-County and its adjoining areas. The outpatient wing will also offer the highest standard of medical training and top quality of specialized healthcare services. The hospital will also cater for injured patients received from the notorious black spots along the Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret highway.
“The facility will have the trauma/accident and emergency, obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, pharmacy, radiology and radiotherapy and minor surgery theatres among other departments,” said the Director.
Other facilities nearing completion include the Shs 159 million Njoro Sub-County Hospital, the Ksh 157 Molo Sub-County Hospital and the Ksh 60 million outpatient complex at Olenguruone Health Center. Mr. Maina said investment in modern outpatient units across the devolved unit was part of the county administration’s efforts to revamp the county’s health sector and improve efficiency in emergency response.
