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Hospital Services
The 140-bed, multi-building hospital provides facilities for maternity, pediatric, medical, and surgical care. There are six adult wards of 18-20 beds each.
- 36 male beds
- 33 female beds
- 38 OB/GYN beds
Inpatients and Maternity
Kapsowar Hospital totals approximately 4,000-5,000 admissions per year (931 male, 1052 female, 1347 maternity, and 738 children). The most common in-patient diagnoses for male patients coming to the hospital range from malaria, injuries and fractures and pneumonia. The hospital delivers around 1200 to 1300 babies per year with more than 100 by caesarean section
Malaria is still the number one admitting diagnosis at Kapsowar Hospital, and variations in the altitude of this region tend to affect disease patterns. In the valley below, malaria is epidemic as well as Leishmaniasis and occassionally Malnutrition. At Kapsowar, malaria occurs chiefly during the rainy season although it continues to be an increasing problem. Even in the highlands it is becoming more common.
Outpatient Department
The Hospital's outpatient department is staffed five and a half days each week and is in operation a total of 306 days a year. All patients are screend for treatment and referred to one of the two medical doctors for further evaluation or direct admission to a ward if acutely ill. There is an average of around 58 visits per day. URI, malaria, and parasites continue to be the most common reasons for attending the OPD.
Eye Program
The eye program at Kapsowar is managed with the cooperation of other hospital staff and the communities of East Pokot, Baringo, and Kericho districts.
Hospital Pharmacy
The Hospital pharmacy stocks and dispenses all drugs and medical supplies to the wards, theatre, OPD, and dispensaries. The majority of drugs stocked are those considered essential by the Ministry of Health of Kenya.
Theatre
The Hospital currently has one operating theatre which is in operation five or six days a week and does both major and minor surgery which include thyroidectomies, tonsillectomies, vagotomies, amputations, burns, plastic reconstruction, cleft palette repairs and numerous other surgeries. As of September 2009 a new theatre will be in construction and sited adjacent to the Maternity department which will bring a huge benefit to the current surgery team, along with the newly trained anesthestic staff.
Pastoral Care
The hospital also has three chaplains who offer spirital advice and pastoral care on the wards, as well as running the hospital chapel within the hospital grounds. Services are held on Wednesday mornings for staff from all departments to come together and again on Sunday morning, for which both staff and patients are welcome to attend.
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