Cottolengo Mission Hospital Description

Cottolengo Mission Hospital is a faith-based organization in the catholic diocese of Meru that provides comprehensive medical and surgical services and facilities in aligning with the requirements of the Department of Health Service Support of Public Health Ministry.  The hospital is run by the Little House of Divine Providence, through the Brothers and Sister of Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo.  

Cottolengo Mission Hospital is  located in Gaitu Sub-location, Gaitu East location, Abothuguchi East Division, Central Imenti Constituency in Meru County

Cottolengo Mission Hospital Contacts

Type: Mission Hospitals in Kenya
Owner: Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
Status: Operational
District: Imenti Central, Eastern
Division: Abothuguchi East
Location: Gaitu East
Sub-Location: Gaitu
Constituency: Central Imenti
County: Meru

         Cottolengo Mission Hospital

Nearest Town: Chaaria Market
Postal Adress: P.O. Box 1426 – 60200 Meru Kenya
Email: cottolengo.chaaria@gmail.com
Phone: 0203547623
Mobile: 0719159407
Web: http://chaariahospital.cottolengo.org

Status: Operational
Number of Beds: 132
Number of Cots: 4

Cottolengo Mission Hospital Services

1. Outpatients
2. Inpatients
3. Operating Theatres
4. Pharmacy
5. Physiotherapy
6. Digestive Endoscopy
7. Dental service
8. Immunization
9. Ante-Natal care clinic
10. Comprehensive care clinic
11. Medical Laboratory
12. Ultra Sound and ECG service

Overview of Mission Hospital in Kenya

The missionaries played a very key role in the provision of healthcare in Kenya before independence which led to the establishment of mission hospitals that have continued to serve the Kenyan population to date. Mission hospitals are faith-based institutions that provide health care. These hospitals were established by Christian missionaries.

1. Curative and preventive care and promotion of health of the people in the county;
2. Quality clinical care by a more skilled and competent staff than those of the health centers and dispensaries;
3. Treatment techniques such as surgery not available at health centers;
4. Laboratory and other diagnostic techniques appropriate to the medical, surgical, and outpatient activities of the district hospital;
5. Inpatient care until the patient can go home or back to the health center;
6. Training and technical supervision to health centers; as well as a resource center for health centers at each Mission hospital;
7. Twenty-four-hour services;

1. Obstetrics and gynecology;
2. Child health;
3. Medicine;
4. Surgery, including anesthesia;
5. Accident and emergency services;
6. Non—clinical support services;
7. Referral services;
8. Contribution to the district-wide information generation, collection planning, implementation, and evaluation of health service programs.