The Committee on Implementation has commenced a 2- day inspection tour and engagement with the management of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County.
The visit is part of MP Raphael Wanjala-led Committee’s initiative to monitor the implementation status of reforms recommended by the House relating to the operations of National Referral Hospitals.
During the visit on Monday, September 8, 2025, in which the Committee visited a number of units across the hospital, the lawmakers engaged the Management of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on the staffing, equipment, bed occupancy and and general operations including the status of the MTRH as a referral and primary health centre.
How many patients visit MTRH daily?
Among the preliminary findings by the Committee in the visit is the fact that MTRH continues to face a heavy clinical burden. With a bed capacity of 900, average daily workload of 1,500 outpatients and 1,200 in-patients, resulting in a bed occupancy consistently above 110% and an Average Length of Stay (ALOS) of nearly 8 days.
The Committee heard that the hospital receives referrals from at least eight counties, including Uasin Gishu, Kakamega, Baringo, Trans Nzoia, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Nandi, and Kericho.
On a positive note, the lawmakers heard that 80 per cent of patients seeking medical services had their expenses covered by the Social Health Authority.
According to the management, MTRH also ranks highly among the medical facilities of choice from among the residents of East and Central Africa with patients drawn from the EAC region, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon having recently sought medical services at the facility.
How many open-heart surgeries has MTRH conducted?
The Members lauded the management which despite the strain, has recorded recent clinical milestones include seven successful open-heart surgeries and the establishment of a 24-hour trauma theatre, significantly reducing waiting times for trauma cases.
The Committee underscored the scale of the hospital’s contribution to the region’s healthcare and pledged to recommend the scaling up of the Hospital’s budgetary allocation to address the critical resource pressures it continues to face as it simultaneously functions as both a referral and a primary healthcare facility.
