New Sh1 Billion Kenyan Hospital Targets Foreign-Bound Patients

A new Sh1 billion private hospital targeting Kenyan patients who would otherwise seek treatment abroad is now operational.

Premier Hospital, which is located in Mombasa's Nyali estate, was opened in November 2017 and offers some of the best medical services in the region.

Speaking to the Business Daily, the facility's CEO Dr. Fardosa Ahmed said the main intention of opening the state-of-the-art hospital was to tap into the medical tourism market at the Coast.

“My investment into this building and all the equipment’s in it was Sh1 billion as equity I acquired from shareholders,” she said.

The facility has partnered with some of the best local health consultants to offer medical tourism services.

The medical facility has Paediatric Outpatient Centre, Surgical Suite, Cardiac Suite, Orthopedics Suite, Women’s Suite, Oncology Suite, Sectional Specialty Suite, Dialysis Suite, Day Chemotherapy Suite, Minor Theatre, Day Surgery, and Endoscopy Suite.

Dr. Fardosa, a surgeon, said she initially planned to put up an office complex on the Nyali land before deciding to build the eight-story hospital complex.

The 33-year-old said her passion for wanting people to achieve the best medical care made her change the plan.

“This is a tourism resort city hence the need to venture into this field that will also help Kenyans get the best services and stem them from traveling abroad for treatment,” she explained.

“Some people in Mombasa have the perception that the private hospital is only used for a certain class of people. Our goal is for Mombasa to become a destination for medical tourism, but we are also trying to get rid of the perception that our hospital is solely for the rich."

Patients with National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cover can access surgical services, CT Scan, Ultrasound, dialysis, inpatient and outpatient services at the facility.

The 70-bed capacity facility has more than 200 staff and currently serves over 100 patients per day.

“I love my job as a doctor and for my patients to have the best healthcare they need the best facility so that is what I try to achieve by keeping up with all the new medical trends,” Dr. Fardosa said.

“Apart from offering employment opportunities in our hospital, I am glad to say locals have opened up businesses because of the level of traffic that we receive from patients every day,” she added.