Laikipia Health Coverage Fascinating Other Counties

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Almost all counties in Kenya, and even the national government, have benchmarked with Laikipia at least once on matters of health. All come to emulate in the style of quality service delivery and apply in their respective jurisdictions.

  

Trans Nzoia county is the latest to show interest to want to learn from the best. The county is set to send a delegation in the coming week to learn from Laikipia's outlets on how to go about equipping its hospitals.

  

Still in the month of February on the second day, Nyandarua County sent a delegation to Laikipia to benchmark on the maternal units in Nanyuki and Nyahururu. The units in these two outlets have been recording a high number of deliveries indicating that our outlets are the first choice for many women in the county seeking maternity service.

  

There are numerous reasons why other counties are interested in Laikipia - many infrastructural and personal investments. Laikipia county has collapsed all its health facilities into one huge entity for improved service delivery. The best comparison is a bank. How a bank has many branches but with the same branding and uniform services across all its branches.

  

For easy management of this huge establishment called LHS, Laikipia's now 87 outlets have been classified into 11 clusters. There is a referral hospital that other facilities within the cluster shall rely on for complex medical procedures, in terms of imaging, lab, and surgery procedures. Each cluster too, will have its own ambulance to enhance referral system, within and outside the clusters, something fascinating even in other counties.

  

Sample referral which enables collection of laboratory specimens at any facility is another key achievement under LHS. The specimens is then taken to an outlet with the capacity to run the test and results are relayed to the source outlet for easier access to the customer.

  

With Laikipia having successfully initiated the leasing process to equip the outlets, we are set to be the best not only for learning partners but even for service delivery to our clients.

  

Key among the investment is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) Machines. These machines are key in offering detailed diagnostic services that previously were being referred to Nakuru and Nyeri counties.

  

Additionally, LHS Nanyuki is set to be installed with another higher capacity oxygen plant - which will serve as the main referral for complex medical cases.

  

In Laikipia West, LHS Nyahururu will get a 10-bed capacity renal unit to serve patients who currently travel to Nanyuki for dialysis, saving Laikipia West clients from hectic long travels. Diagnostic services have also been upscaled with LHS-Nyahururu having a 50 capacity biochemistry machine and now equipped with an oxygen plant with a capacity to produce 560 liters of oxygen per minute.

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