PRESIDENT RUTO TO COMMISSION WANINI KIRERI MAGEREZA LEVEL 4 HOSPITAL
By Martha Munyambu
President William Ruto is set to commission the Wanini Kireri Magereza Level 4 hospital on Monday in yet another boost for healthcare services within the country’s correctional system.
The commissioning of the facility, located at the Kenya Prison Staff Training College in Ruiru, comes after it launched outpatient services following its operationalization in March.
The operationalization of the ultra-modern 150-bed capacity level 4 hospital is in direct compliance with a Presidential directive issued during February’s pass-out parade for recruits of the Kenya Prisons Service.
The state-of-the-art facility is expected to operate along similar lines to hospitals serving the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), providing comprehensive healthcare services to correctional services officers, inmates and the surrounding community.
The hospital’s commissioning committee, chaired by Correctional Services Principal Secretary Dr. Salome Beacco met on Wednesday and received a briefing from the hospital administration on the milestones realized ahead of its commissioning.
The facility has already been integrated with Social Health Authority’s Usalama cover Public Officers Medical Scheme which will provide comprehensive outpatient, inpatient, maternity, specialized care, and emergency evacuation for officers within the State Department and their dependents.
Following the commissioning, the hospital will open its doors to the public, marking a significant step towards expanding access to quality healthcare services beyond the correctional services fraternity.
The facility is expected to strengthen healthcare provision within the correctional services while supporting the Government’s broader agenda of improving access to quality and affordable healthcare for all Kenyans.
The hospital boasts of key sections among them the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), Radiology unit, Dental unit, maternity wing, male and female wards and a pediatric ward and will offer various services including dental and renal services.