TECHNICAL TEAMS CONDUCT SYSTEM INTEGRATION TESTING AHEAD OF WANINI KIRERI MAGEREZA HOSPITAL COMMISSIONING

By Nicholas Kigondu

The Wanini Kireri Magereza Level 4 Hospital is set to assume full operations by the end of next month with the State Department for Correctional Services expressing its commitment to making it a center of excellence.

During a brief by the hospital’s commissioning committee, Correctional Services Principal Secretary Dr. Salome Beacco was informed that technical teams from the Ministry of Health and the department of Correctional Services have been finalizing system integration testing ahead of the planned commissioning of the facility.

Speaking during the meeting, the PS expressed the need to have the facility fully operational to address the medical needs of officers within the department as well as from the neighboring community even as she called on the committee to ensure due diligence to ensure quality of care, patient experience and safety.

According to the PS, all operations at the hospital, which has already commenced partial operations, will be paperless with patient registration, health records, prescription and laboratory tests conducted digitally while data access and privacy will be guaranteed for those seeking services at the facility.

Already, a team from the Digital Health Agency (DHA) has trained a technical team from the facility and issued tablets for use as part of ongoing efforts to integrate digital technologies into healthcare and enhance accessibility, improve patient outcomes, and ensure data security.

The operationalization of the ultra-modern 150-bed capacity level 4 hospital, located at the Kenya Prison Staff Training College in Ruiru, is in direct compliance with a Presidential directive issued during February’s pass-out parade for recruits of the Kenya Prisons Service.

The hospital is equipped with a wide range of modern medical facilities, including an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), High Dependency Unit (HDU), radiology and laboratory services, dental and physiotherapy units, a maternity wing, a pediatric ward as well as male and female inpatient wards.