Eldoret town is one of the few urban areas in Kenya with the highest concentration of health facilities.
It is arguably the second, after Nairobi, in terms of the highest number of hospitals, and is considered a medical hub for the North Rift and Western Kenya.
Here are the top hospitals that are found in Eldoret town;
The Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH)
This is a National/International Teaching and Referral Hospital offering Outpatient, Inpatient, and Specialized healthcare services.
MTRH is located along Nandi Road in Eldoret Town.
It is a multi-specialty hospital serving residents of 23 Counties in Kenya, parts of Eastern Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo
MTRH is also a training center for Moi University students of Health Science, offering training to undergraduate and post-graduate students distributed across several programs. It is also a training center for the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Eldoret campus.
The hospital offers a range of health services including; open-heart surgery, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Services, ICU, Kidney transplants, Spine and Neurosurgical operations, Alcohol and Drug Abuse rehabilitative services, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic services, corneal transplants, and Arthroscopic (Shoulder and Knee) Surgeries, Phototherapy and Wound care among others.
Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre Eldoret
The hospital is located along Nandi Road, 2.6km kilometers from Eldoret CBD. It also has a town clinic located at FIMS Centre, Kenyatta street.
Mediheal Hospital & Fertility Centre Eldoret is one of the Mediheal Group of Hospitals that are distributed across East Africa.
The Eldoret facility was established in 2005 and offers medical care in Kidney Transplant, Trauma, Neurology, Cardiac, Renal, Gynaecology, and Gastroenterology.
St Luke’s Orthopaedic & Trauma Hospital
Also located along Nandi Road, opposite the Moi University School of Dentistry, 1.6km from Eldoret CBD, St. Luke’s hospital started as a clinic in 2005.
It transformed into a fully operational hospital in 2012.
The hospital provides quality health care in orthopedics and trauma. Other services include pediatrics fitted with NBU and neurology.
Reale Hospital & Clinics
Reale Hospital & Clinics is 1.6km from Eldoret town.
Some of the services offered at the hospital include inpatient, outpatient, dental care, eye care, newborn unit, laboratory, ultrasound, radiology, surgical department, and physiotherapy.
The hospital also has a clinic in Eldoret CBD.
Top Hill Hospital
Top Hill Hospital is located in Elgon View estate, only 2.5km from Eldoret CBD Eldoret.
The hospital is privately managed. Their services include but are not limited to: Brain and Spine Consultancy, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics (Children’s health), Cardiology (Heart health), Neurorehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Orthopaedics and Trauma (Bone Health), ENT Surgery, Dental Care, Ophthalmology (Eye health), Comprehensive Wellness Check-up, Immunization.
Eldoret Hospital
Eldoret Hospital is located 2.2 kilometers from the CBD.
It was started in 1975 and later developed and expanded to be the most popular private hospital in the rift valley region.
Eldoret hospital has expert doctors and professionals available for whichever kind of treatment patients need, from ENT specialists to Pediatricians, Gynecologists, and also Dentists.
The hospital has a 24hr Casualty, Pharmacy, and Laboratory facility, a fully equipped Major and Minor Theatre, a Radiology and Cardiology department.
MTRH remains the best