Thika Level 5 hospital is set to receive a major boost when the construction of the reproductive health wing is completed.
The county administration hopes the new facility will help reduce infant and maternal mortality ratios and also offer affordable maternity services.
The maternity wing is part of the county’s grand development plan in the health sector.
The county administration has battled accusations of lack of proper health facilities, with the few that are available being congested and lacking drugs.
Besides commissioning the new wing, the county plans to construct four other Level 4 hospitals, according to Governor Ferdinand Waititu.
Among the facilities under construction are a Sh700 million Githunguri Level 4 Hospital, which is set to have 250 bed capacity.
The hospital is expected to lead in cancer treatment.
Bibirioni Level 4 Hospital in Limuru is also being constructed at a cost of Sh280 million.
Expansion of Lari, Tigoni, Wangige and Kikuyu Level 4 hospitals are in the pipeline.
“Once complete, these facilities will see bed capacity increase from the current 1,100 to 3,500. As a county, we are determined to make Kiambu the destination for medical tourism,” said Waititu.
The governor added that his administration will continue to invest heavily in the rehabilitation of hospitals, to ensure they are capable of delivering world-class services.
“Our objectives as a county is to work in line with the Global Sustainable Development Goals, the country’s Big Four agenda, Vision 2030 and our County Integrated Development plan,” Waititu said.
The county government recently commissioned the second Renal Dialysis Unit at Gatundu Level 5 Hospital.
The unit has been equipped with five dialysis machines and can handle 10 patients daily. All they need is to present National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cards.
There is also another renal unit at Thika level 5 hospital. It has a capacity to serve six kidney patients daily.
Plans are also underway to open a new renal unit at Kiambu Level 5 hospital.
A modern CT scan was also installed at Thika Level 5 hospital in 2018.
In December last year, Waititu signed an agreement with MSF-Belgium for the construction of a Medical Assessment Therapy Clinic at Kariru Level four hospital in Kiambaa constituency.