The Nairobi Hospital
| The Nairobi Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHIF |
| Type | General Medical Services |
| Affiliated university | The Nairobi Hospital College of Health Sciences |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 355+ (2016) 750 (Planned)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 9 April 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | thenairobihosp |
| Other links | List of hospitals in Kenya |
The Nairobi Hospital is a private hospital located in Upper Hill area, Nairobi, Kenya.The hospital was founded in 1954 as the European Hospital, a hospital for Europeans.
Location[edit]
It is located along Argwings Kodhek Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi.[2] The hospital is located approximately 4.5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Kenyatta International Conference Centre.[3] The coordinates of the hospital are 01°17'46.0"S, 36°48'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.296115; Longitude:36.804718).[4]
Overview[edit]
The Nairobi Hospital was established to replace the smaller older Nairobi European Hospital (1902), that had become too small, as the new European Hospital.[5] The institution was officially opened on 9 April 1954, as an exclusively European Hospital, in Kenya, which was then a colony of the United Kingdom. On 19 October 1961, it began serving non-Europeans and the name was changed to The Nairobi Hospital.[6]
See also[edit]
- List of hospitals in Kenya
- Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, physician and medical researcher
References[edit]
- ^ Njoroge, Kiarie (1 August 2016). "Nairobi Hospital launches Sh5.7 billion expansion plan". Business Daily Africa. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital: About Us". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Globefeed.com (1 August 2016). "Distance between Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya and The Nairobi Hospital, Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Google (1 August 2016). "Location of The Nairobi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "The History of the Nairobi Hospital". Paukwa. 30 August 2023.
- ^ TNH (1 August 2016). "The Nairobi Hospital History". Nairobi: The Nairobi Hospital (TNH). Retrieved 1 August 2016.
