The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) is located along Nandi Road in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu County (310 Kilometers Northwest of Nairobi).
The hospital serves residents of Western Kenya, parts of Eastern Uganda and Southern Sudan with a population of approximately 24 Million.
Below are the 5 factors that have made the hospital popular and also ranked among the best health facilities in the country;
Second national hospital
The hospital is the second largest National Referral public health facility after the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi.
International health provider
It helps in providing specialized care to clients in Western Kenya, parts of Eastern Uganda and Southern Sudan. The hospital serves both Kenyans and non-Kenyans. It was started in 1916 with a bed capacity of 60 to cater for the Africans Health Needs. This is the reason why it serves up to parts of Uganda and Sudan.
Best comprehensive HIV/AIDS programme in Sub-Saharan Africa
The hospital incorporates the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare which is the most comprehensive HIV/Aids programme in sub-Saharan Africa with a presence in 22 satellite sites across Western Kenya and over 150,000 patients put under Anti-retrovirals (ARVs).
Runs Centre for Assault Recovery
This caters for gender-based and victims of sexual violence. The hospital partners with Moi University College of Health Sciences and Regional Blood Transfusion Centre (RBTC).
Operates a Medical Training School
The school offers a range of courses including; Higher Diploma programmes in Critical Care Nursing, Nephrology Nursing, Peri-operative Nursing, Oncology Nursing, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Child Health and Pediatrics’, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Medical Oncology and Chronic Diseases Management. The School also offers Diploma courses in Kenya Registered Nursing (KRN), Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (in-service), Orthopedics Trauma Technology, Health Records and Information Technology.
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