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The first hospital at Kijabe mission station, Theodora Hospital, was established in 1915. This served the medical needs of the area until 1957 when church leaders sensed a need for a referral medical centre. In 1961, the first building of the present complex was erected and opened with a 65-bed capacity and a small surgical unit. By 1969, the second building was finished which included a 30-bed maternity unit, 3 private rooms and a well designed and equipped theatre.

In 1968, another building project was begun to fulfill government requirements for a school for enrolled community nurses. In 1970, a dormitory was completed for housing 48 students. In 1977, the German National Church agreed to fund a project to double the bed capacity of the hospital, and by 1980 the majority of the building was completed.

The three and a half year community nurse training program began in 1980, the same year that President Moi officially opened the new outpatient building. In 1991, the dental department began a two-year program for training Kenyan dentists. The most recent initiative which began in 1995 involves training Christian Kenyan doctors in a new Intern Training Program.

A Board of Governers was established in 1972 and since then, Kijabe Hospital has been a church rather than a mission hospital. It is operated by the Africa Inland Church(AIC) as part of a network of four hospitals and forty-five dispensaries located throughout Kenya.

The hospital currently has a 208-bed capacity. Inpatient services include general surgery and medicine (adult & paediatric), obstetrics, gynaecology and neonatology. Outpatient services include general acute illnesses and specialty clinics in diabetes, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, tuberculosis, gynaecology and AIDS. Clinical support services include X-ray, ultrasound, pharmacy, physiotherapy and clinical laboratory. The pathology department provides tissue diagnostic services to 37 mission hospitals in East Africa.

"The people were amazed when they saw...
the lame walking
and the blind seeing.
And they praised
the God of Israel."
Matt. 15:31

View of Hospital up the hill, showing Paediatrics & Women's wards

Last updated
June 8, 2005

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