Chebiemit sub-county hospital is fast wasting away to the dogs.
The state of the affairs in the public health facility reveals a shocking state that health overseers from both the county and national governments should address as a matter of urgency.
A spot check at the only Sub-county health facility in the region reveals a failed institution that spells doom for patients seeking medication there.
Just a week ago, two patients who had sought treatment at the facility died under unclear circumstances.
The first patient was a woman alleged to have suffered from Pneumonia and the other was a child who had consumed wild mushrooms.
Following these unfortunate incidences, I visited the health facility and indeed the situation is wanting.
A spot check at the facility reveals a disorganized and confused state of affairs with no trace of a working administration.
As one enters the facility, a pathetic state greets you with patients scattered under the scorching sun waiting for absentee clinical Officers.
Amid the limping state, the gate-man is freely roaming the compound ensuring not a single frustrated patient or any other affected person seizes the moment to capture the mess either in smart phone or camera.
Interestingly, I fell his victim because I forgot to put off my flashlight as I recorded the moments.
But this aside!
On this material day, a nurse was playing the role of a Clinical Officer at the examination room because the C.O on duty had failed to report to work.
More chilling reality is the fact that after being examined, a patient heads to an adjacent revenue office to pay the bills before heading to the pharmacy.
Incidentally, the revenue officer after billing proceeds to the pharmacy to issue the prescribed drugs despite having no professional background in medicine.
An accountant prescribing drugs, yes!
Professional madness.
Worse still, the revenue office has also been criticised for double billing patients even when alleged drugs are out of stock.
In light of these revelations, the county management should take responsibility and conclusively address the matter before it goes out of hand.
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