This is a list of hospitals in Kenya by former provinces and county. There are 57 public hospitals, including seven national referral hospitals, 47 county referral hospitals, and two sub-county hospitals. There are 103 private hospitals, 58 mission hospitals, and 12 NGO hospitals in Kenya. Hospitals are classified into three levels: Level 6 hospitals are national referral hospitals and large private teaching/mission (faith-based) hospitals; Level 5 hospitals are county referral hospitals and large private/mission (faith-based) hospitals; and Level 4 hospitals are sub-county hospitals and medium-sized private/mission (faith-based) hospitals [1] The oldest hospital in Kenya is the Mombasa Hospital, which was opened for Europeans in 1891. In 1898, the British opened the Native Civil Hospital in Makadara for non-European Patients. In 1944, the government decided to dedicate the Mombasa hospital to the African community and let European and Asian patients go elsewhere. [2]
The levels of medical services in Kenya are assessed by the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. The same evaluation system is used for all public, private, mission, and NGO type health facilities. [3]
Level | Type | Location | Examples | Total in 2021 [1] |
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6 | Tertiary referral hospital, national hospitals | Capital City, County | Kenyatta National Hospital [4] [3] [5] | 8 |
5 | Secondary referral hospital, teaching and referral hospitals, County Referral Hospitals | County | Embu Teaching and Referral Hospital [6] [7] [5] | 82 |
4 | Primary facilities, sub county hospitals and equivalent | Sub-County Hospitals | Mombasa Hospital [8] [5] | 133 |
3 | Health Centre, Maternity Centre | City, town, ward | Jacaranda Maternity Clinic [9] [10] | 6 |
2 | Dispensaries and clinics | Village Level | Isana Dispensary [11] | |
1 | Community Health Units | Community | Kosirai community unit [12] |
The largest number of hospitals are in Nairobi County with 62 hospitals. Notable hospitals are listed below. [13]
Since 2013, the former Central Province consists of the following counties: Nyandarua County, Nyeri County, Kirinyaga County, Murang'a County, and Kiambu County.
Name | Locale Coordinate | County | Former Province | Opened | Level | Beds |
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Mandera County Referral Hospital [78] | Mandera 3°56′28″N41°51′42″E / 3.941234476826306°N 41.86174168106691°E | Mandera County | North Eastern | 4 | 125 | |
Shamaal Hospital [78] | Mandera 3°56′18″N41°51′46″E / 3.938392360157768°N 41.86283833873965°E | Mandera County | North Eastern | 5 | 40 |
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