Kenyatta hospital outline.
1.
Single
element lead –Problems faced
2.
Summary
of other actions
a) Recruitment
b) Sponsorship
c) New facilities
3.
Support
for the lead
a) Complains from the patients
b) Quotes
4.
Support
for the actions in order
a) New nurses and doctors are been
recruited. they will be put in place in the beginning of next month
b) The hospital is receiving funds from
international and local donors. The money will be used to cater for the
hospital expenses.
c) New facilities have been received.
These facilities include, wheelchairs beds, ICU machineries among others.
DAYSTAR
UNIVERSITY
COURSE
CODE: COM 247
SUBMITTED
BY
JOSEPH
MUNGAI
ADMISSION
NUMBER (12-0737)
DATE
OF SUBMISSION
6/8/2014
Problems Facing Kenyatta National Hospital
Walking through
the hallway I could feel already sick. The place looked pathetic and
disorderly. The air was filled with a mixture of different odors; there was the
smell of blood, medicine sweat and other different kinds of perfumes.
The places was
chaotic, the nurses were up and down, some rushing patients and some rushing
documents to their respective departments.
Along the corridors, there were a few benches with patients, some looked
tired and some looked like they were in so much pain. Halima Kabibi had to say
this about the hospital, as she was my first encounter in the hospital.
“The hospital
lacks some kind of order. I have been seating here with my daughter for almost
5hours without been attended to. “
She sounded very angry and irritated; it was
clear enough she was not satisfied with the services provided by the hospital. She
was just among the few who were complaining, I interviewed several others and
they were complaining about the same thing. Some had some past experience and
they were telling me that the day might even end without them being attended
to.
Moving on to the
wards, I was shocked beyond words with what I had discovered and seen. I found
not one but many other patients sharing a single bed. This was something that was really devastating.
It was not the kind of hospital I imagined I would walk into.
“We have been
sharing the bed for almost a week now. We were told that we have to bear with
the current situation as to there are many other patients, due to the recent
attacks “.
Mr. Kamau told
me these as he stared at me hopelessly. In deed he did not have the upper hand
to this matter. It’s very bad to see how people are treated especially the sick.
They should be treated with utmost care and humility. He also added that at
times he was the one who was taking his friend to the washrooms during the night,
due to lack of enough nurses. Some of the family members who were there with
them said there was also some kind of biasness.
“While were
admitting Mr. Kamau, we were at first asked if we were going to pay in cash or
through our insurance company. After we said through insurance company, we were
told people with no money have to wait for the rest who have, so we were not
served until we had to become persistent. “
Kenyatta
Hospital is known for popping up in the media not only for serious staff
shortages, but shortages of other facilities including drugs, wheelchairs, beds
and stretchers. Despite all that the hospital has been working had to acquire additional
facilities within limited stretchers.
“The government
is trying as much as they can despite all this problems you have seen around. Recently
we have received new machines for the ICU department, new wheelchairs and beds.
We are also receiving funds and support from local and international sponsors.
On the issue of inadequate personnel, nurses and doctors are in place but they
will officially start working next month.”
Doctor Cyrus
Wachira assured me as I was making my final laps around the hospital .Only time
will tell if things will change.
