The Nairobi Hospital has been overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients even as the country continues to register increased cases of the virus.
The hospital’s CEO Allan Pamba said the facility cannot admit more Covid-19 patients since its isolation center is filled to capacity.
Pamba indicated that a total of 162 Covid-19 sufferers are presently undergoing treatment at the hospital, out of which 22 are in the intensive care unit (ICU).
“Over this past weekend, the management faced a big challenge to stretch the hospital’s capacity to accommodate a sudden rise in cases presenting at the Accident and Emergency department with suspected Covid-19,” said Pamba.
He noted that plans are underway, in partnership with the United Nations (UN), to set up a new 150-bed facility to hold more patients.
“With this rising challenge, we are hopeful that the hospital board will support the next phase of the TNH-UN Covid-19 care partnership. This will give us a 150-bed state of the art Coronavirus hospital at the old nursing school,” he said.
The new facility will boast a 25-bed ICU center with “ECMO capacity and its own operating theater.”
On Thursday, the Health Ministry confirmed a record 447 new cases of Covid-19, raising the total number of infections in the country to 8,975.
The tally of recoveries jumped to 2,657 while the death toll from the virus increased to 173.
THE WORST IS YET TO COME.
THE WORST IS YET TO COME.
This may be it. Virus is…
This may be it. Virus is accelerating and in communities which may not be able to cope
And those are the rich and…
And those are the rich and famous only. How about the forgotten and neglected public hospitals.