Blog – PCEA Chogoria Hospital

Inpatient Services

This service is concerned with all the admissions. The hospital has the following wards.

Maternity ward

The maternity ward is made up of the nursery, labour ward and the post natal ward. The nursery as a baby cot capacity of 13 cots, the post natal has a bed capacity of 39 beds and the labour ward a bed capacity of 11 beds. We do both normal deliveries and the CS deliveries. The maternity ward does laboratory services and PMCT Counselling and testing. In the ward there is treatment. Patient in the ward get health education on breast health, importance of breast feeding, hygiene care of the new born babies, personal care hygiene, importance of attending post natal clinics, importance of immunization, care of cord, health of family planning and perennial care

Medical ward

Medical ward is meant for all admission of medical case. We have a bed capacity of 76 beds. It is responsible for all admission of medical cases.

Surgical ward

This ward is responsible for all admissions of the surgical cases and all wounded people. We have a bed capacity of 101.

The female surgical wards provide services to the female requiring surgical and gynecological services. It offers team collaboration of different departments such as the nursing, physiotherapists, nutritionists, orthopedic, surgeons, gynecologists and the chaplaincy office. The goal is to provide the best quality care, treatment and rehabilitation

SPECIFICATION	CONTENT
Pre-operative and post operative care	Rehydration, starving for procedure, taking of vital signs and drug administration.
Wound care	Applies to all types of wounds
Health education	On nutritional, medical, lifestyle, mental and surgical topics.
Palliative care	Third and fourth stage life limiting illnesses
Gynecology care	Miscarriage /abortion post care, cancers, bleeding disorders, gynecological disorders.
Bed side nursing care	All patients
Drug administration	For all patients on treatment.
Spiritual care	For spiritual aspects of patients.

Paediatric ward

The paediatric ward (shinda ward) is for admission of all the children under the age of 15 years. It has a capacity of 43 beds

Amenity ward.

we have a world class amenity ward. This ward ensures each patient is in his/her own private ward. Amenity ward has a bed capacity of 12 beds.

In our wards curative and preventive treatment are offered together with the counselling and spiritual ministry. We have personal assistants who keep a close eye to the patients and also qualified nurses and doctor who work in the wards ensuring maximum care and treatment for our patients.

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Dealing with Hypertension

Since hypertension usually does not cause any symptoms, you may not think of putting effort into coping with the condition. However, a diagnosis means that you must dedicate yourself to taking anti-hypertensive medications and making some dietary and lifestyle modifications. High blood pressure is an important risk factor for various diseases, including heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease.

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Outpatient Services

The hospital runs 24 hours ensuring that Outpatient services are fully offered to all our patients. These services are offered promptly at various service points for example at the Corporate Clinic (for people with insurances), general outpatient (next to the laboratory), MCH (clinic for children and mothers). Casualty (for the very sick and emergency issues). Counselling, minor surgeries, radiography are also done at the outpatient.

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Pharmacy

The pharmacy is certified and approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya. It is responsible for dispensing approximately 250 prescriptions per day making it one of the busiest department in the hospital. The hilly skilled pharmacy staff operates an intelligent software that keeps tabs on stock levels and expiry dates of the drugs. The pharmacy staff also perform manual checks on the drugs to ensure they fit for human consumption and ideal for patients’ best discovery. The pharmacy operates 24hrs a day serving both inpatient and out patients and also CCC patients.The Team

All our pharmacy staff are qualified and certified to administer medicines. They understand how medicine react to different groups and use their expertise to dispense medicines in the dosage and manner. The hospital is committed in their continuous education to ensure they are at par with the outlined pharmacy standards.

Services available at our pharmacy

Preparing and issuing of drugs to patients.
Clinical support towards using knowledge of medicine to provide best care of patients.
Ordering special drugs for treatment of patients with critical conditions
Stock control and ordering of drugs to ensure constant availability
Compounding drugs for patients

Our promise

To ensure each patient receives the safest and most effective medication at an affordable cost.
To provide outstanding pharmaceutical care necessary for the best management of patients’ condition.
Ensure patient safety during drug administration through use of innovative technology and drug use policies.
Advise patient on use of prescribed medicine, required dosage and the best way to store medicine for optimal effect.
Exceptional client relations at all times.