Bungo State Governor Kenneth Lusaka has commissioned two intensive care unit beds to supplement health in the county.
Lusaka, who spoke at Hopkins Hospital after the inauguration of the intensive care unit on Tuesday, revealed that of the 295 medical facilities in Toshima Ward, 162 are public facilities and 133 are private facilities.
The governor added that the county is operating with 23 ICU beds.
“We have been operating with 23 ICU beds across the county, and today we have 25. If you look at the last census, our population was about 1.7 million, so we are still below that. We need more ICU beds to boost health care delivery,” Lusaka said.
The governor also urged investors to invest in the healthcare sector to boost healthcare delivery.
“Bungo City is adopting public-private partnerships in the health sector to ensure the revitalization of the health sector,” Lusaka said.
Additionally, Lusaka said the county government, in collaboration with Health CS Susan Nakumicha, will equip 300 beds at the Bungoma County Referral Hospital, which is scheduled to be launched by President William Ruto during the Madaraka celebrations. He asserted that it was.
Mr Lusaka acknowledged and gave a boost to the efforts made by the Hopkins facilities to strengthen the provision of primary health care services to residents.
“This facility will go a long way in filling the gaps that exist in our healthcare system. Initiatives like this are sacred and will have a huge impact on our healthcare sector,” he said. said.
Andrew Wamalwa, executive director of the Bungo County Health and Sanitation Department, told The Star that Bungo County is working closely with private facilities to ensure local residents receive quality medical care.
Hopkins Hospital Director Ombonye Omweri praised Wamalwa for partnering with private facilities to provide quality healthcare to residents.
“This is certainly a great milestone that we have achieved today. These ICU beds will serve not only the people of this region, but also neighboring counties, and will be available whenever ICU care is needed. We will respond quickly,” Omweri said.
He said the facility currently operates a three-bed capacity and four-bed high dependency ward, confirming that there are plans to expand to install more beds within the facility. said.
“This is not the end. There are plans to install more units within the facility as the hospital also grows to the higher level of Level V and introduces Doctors Plaza, which will house different specialists seeing different patients. It’s ongoing,” he said. He said.
Mr. Ombonye said public-private partnerships are critical to ensuring that county governments are supported in achieving their health mandates.
Bungo County Medical Services Director Dr. Caleb Watta was also present.
