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 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.
Medical service levels 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.
Level Type Location ExamplesTotal in 2021 6 Tertiary referral hospital, national hospitals Capital City, County Kenyatta National Hospital8 5 Secondary referral hospital, teaching and referral hospitals, County Referral Hospitals County Embu Teaching and Referral Hospital82 4 Primary facilities, sub county hospitals and equivalent Sub-County Hospitals Mombasa Hospital 133 3 Health Centre, Maternity Centre City, town, ward Jacaranda Maternity Clinic 6 2 Dispensaries and clinics Village Level Isana Dispensary 1 Community Health Units Community Kosirai community unit
Nairobi County
The largest number of hospitals are in Nairobi County with 62 hospitals. Notable hospitals are listed below. + Hospitals in Nairobi CountyNameNairobi localeCoordinateOpenedLevelBedsAAR HospitalNairobi20215140Aga Khan University Hospital, NairobiParklands19585254Avenue HospitalParklands19764140Bristol Park Hospital Tasia EmbakasiEmbakasi470Brother André Medical Center in DandoraDandora2017Coptic Hospital Nursing HospitalNairobi5240Gertrude's Children's HospitalMuthaiga19475100Guru Nanak Ramgarhia Sikh HospitalParklands1985452The Karen HospitalKaren20066102Kenyatta National HospitalNairobi190161800Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral, and Research HospitalKahawa West20196650Mama Lucy Kibaki HospitalEastlands area20134112Mariakani Cottage HospitalSouth B1984445Mater Misericordiae Hospital, TheNairobi Industrial Area19625176Mathari National Teaching and Referral HospitalMathare (bordering)19106700Mbagathi County Referral HospitalGolf Course1950s5220Mediheal Hospital EastleighEastleigh570Metropolitan HospitalEastlands area19944150Meridian Equator HospitalNairobi454MP Shah HospitalParklands1930s (early)5210Nairobi East HospitalEastleigh580Nairobi HospitalUpper Hill19545750Nairobi South Hospital, TheSouth C273The Nairobi West HospitalNairobi West1980s6B400Nairobi Women's HospitalHurlingham20015654National Spinal Injury Referral HospitalKilimani1944630Pumwani Maternity HospitalPumwani19261354South B HospitalSouth B1993435St. Mary's Mission Hospital, NairobiLang'ata19994299 World Trade Centre HospitalNgong Road2027 Expected4150
Central Province
Since 2013, the former Central Province consists of the following counties: Nyandarua County, Nyeri County, Kirinyaga County, Murang'a County, and Kiambu County. + Hospitals in the former Central ProvinceNameLocaleCoordinatesCountyOpenedLevelBedsAIC Cure International HospitalKijabeKiambu County532AIC Kijabe Hospital KijabeKiambu County19155363Consolata Hospital MathariNyeriNyeri County19384230Gatundu Level 5 HospitalGatunduKiambu County19665300Kerugoya County Referral HospitalKerugoyaKirinyaga County5276Kiambu County Referral HospitalKiambu County5417Murang'a County Referral HospitalMurangaMurang'a County5317Nazareth HospitalLimuruKiambu County19645220North Kinangop Catholic HospitalNyandarua County5309Nyeri County Referral HospitalNyeriNyeri County20055407Othaya Provincial General HospitalMwai Kibaki Teaching and Referral HospitalOthayaNyeri County5Outspan Hospital, TheNyeriNyeri County19984250P.C.E.A. Kikuyu HospitalKikuyuKiambu County19085218P.C.E.A. Tumutumu HospitalKaratinaNyeri County19094203Saint Bridget HospitalKiambuKiambu County2021562Thika Level 5 HospitalThikaKiambu County5467Thika Nursing Home HospitalThikaKiambu County20195150
Coast Province
+ Hospitals in Coast ProvinceNameLocaleOpenedLevelBedsAfya International HospitalMalindi435Aga Khan HospitalMombasa1944582Alfarooq HospitalMombasa2000Bomu HospitalChangamwe1970s (late)452Coast HospiceMombasa2001Coast General Teaching and Referral HospitalMombasa19085700Coast HospiceMombasa2001Diani Beach HospitalDiani1997585Hola County Referral HospitalTana River County5187MEWA HospitalMombasa199560Mombasa HospitalMombasa18914125Pandya Memorial HospitalMombasa1947118
Eastern Province
+ Hospitals in Eastern ProvinceNameLocaleCoordinateCountyOpenedLevelBedsConsolata Hospital NkubuNkubuMeru19495270Embu Provincial General HospitalEmbuEmbu19255618Galaxy HospitalIsiolo550Kitui County Referral HospitalKituiKitui5204Machakos HospitalMachakosMachakos19225507Makueni County Referral HospitalWoteMakueni5126Maua Methodist HospitalMauaMeru19285275Meru Teaching and Referral HospitalNorth Imenti ConstituencyMeru5306Our Lady of Lourdes Mutomo HospitalMutomoKitui19645140PCEA Chogoria HospitalChogoriaTharaka-Nithi19225312The Fork HospitalMachakos573
North Eastern Province
+ Hospitals in the former North Eastern ProvinceNameLocaleCoordinateCountyFormer ProvinceOpenedLevelBedsMandera County Referral HospitalManderaMandera CountyNorth Eastern4125Shamaal HospitalManderaMandera CountyNorth Eastern540
Nyanza Province
+ Hospitals in former Nyanza ProvinceNameLocaleCoordinateCountyFormer ProvinceOpenedLevelBedsAga Khan HospitalKisumuKisumu CountyNyanza1957570Avenue Hospital, KisumuKisumuKisumu CountyNyanza2013470Bosongo HospitalKisiiKisii CountyNyanza5130Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral HospitalKisumuKisumu CountyNyanza1900s (early)5461Kilimani HospitalKisumuKisumu CountyNyanza2014Kisii Teaching and Referral HospitalKisiiKisii CountyNyanza19166650Kendu Adventist HospitalHoma Bay CountyNyanza19254104Port Florence HospitalKisumuKisumuNyanza464St. Joseph's Nyabondo Mission HospitalNyabondoKisumu CountyNyanza5250
Rift Valley Province
+ Hospitals in the former Rift Valley Province/Central RegionNameLocaleCoordinateCountyFormerProvinceOpenedLevelBedsTenwek Mission HospitalBomet CountyRift19376361Barnet Memorial Hospital, KabarnetBaringo CountyRift1997Nakuru Level 6 HospitalNakuruNakuru CountyRift19066588Nanyuki Cottage Hospital NanyukiLaikipia CountyRift195750St Mary's Mission Hospital, GilgilGilgilNakuru CountyRiftAIC-CURE Children's HospitalKijabeKiambu CountyRift199830Mediheal Hospital and Fertility CenterEldoretUasin Gishu CountyRift2002690Narok County Referral HospitalNarokNarok CountyRift4155Shoe4Africa Children's HospitalEldoretUasin Gishu CountyRift2012200Pine Breeze HospitalNakuru HospitalNakuruNakuru CountyRift19975Moi Teaching and Referral HospitalEldoretUasin Gishu CountyRift19166819Eldoret Oncology Associates Cancer HospitalEldoretUasin Gishu CountyRift2018Catholic Hospital WambaWambaSamburu CountyRift19694200Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital NanyukiLaikipia CountyRift19305Nyahururu County Referral Hospital NyahururuLaikipia CountyRift1928
Western Province
+ Hospitals in the former Western ProvinceCoordinates derived from Google Maps using hospital name.NameLocale/CoordinateCountyformer ProvinceOpenedLevelBedsBungoma County Referral HospitalBungomaBungoma CountyWestern4223Busia County Referral HospitalBusiaBusia CountyWestern4210Maxcure Hospitals Ltd, Kisumu Mega CIty Mall, Nairobi Road, KisumuKisumu CountyWestern16 June 2021580Friends Church Sabatia Eye HospitalChavakali Market, KisumuKisumu CountyWestern533Holy Family Nangina Mission HospitalFunyula ConstituencyBusia CountyWestern4100Jumuia Friends Hospital KaimosiKaimosiVihiga CountyWestern4100Kakamega County General Teaching & Referral HospitalKakamega CountyWestern5449Kory Family HospitalKimililiBungoma CountyWestern2015474Lifecare Hospitals BungomaBungoma Bungoma CountyWestern5105Vihiga County Referral HospitalMaragoliVihiga CountyWestern5160
See also Healthcare in Kenya Counties of Kenya Mater hospital branches in Kenya Mater hospital Kenya branches AAR outpatient branches
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