Kenya: Lwala Healthcare Project

Hospital Program

IMPACT: Sustained reduction of morbidity and mortality through complete and comprehensive access to quality healthcare for the people of Rongo Sub-County

• We have seen 26,712 total patient visits at Lwala Community Hospital so far in 2019.
• In the second quarter of 2019, we saw 31,630 patient visits across all seven facilities.
• The first Open Maternity Day was hosted at Lwala Community Hospital to help familiarize expectant mothers with labor and delivery practices and to educate them on delivery and postnatal care procedures. We encourage them to make suggestions on how to improve their experiences. We received a recommendation to supply warm drinks and a light meal after delivery.
• We championed our Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative by providing additional training for clinicians on kangaroo mother care (skin-to-skin contact), immediate breastfeeding, HIV-exposed infants, and newborn care. We will survey mothers post-delivery to ensure our clients are feeling the impact of our continued efforts to improve their care.
• We installed a new oxygen piping system in Lwala Community Hospital this quarter. This allows for inpatient treatment for oxygen deficiency. Our inability to provide on-premise oxygen supply was a key driver of patient referrals to other clinics. This new system will allow us to improve patient care and in turn, reduce referral costs.
• We enrolled over 1,332 HIV-positive clients into care through the mUzima mobile application. This application is a new technology that we are piloting to ensure 100% linkage to care by facilitating mobile enrollment in HIV care from the community. We are using this tool to continue exceeding the WHO targets for HIV care, 90% of whom are tested, enrolled, and/or on sustained therapy.
• We enrolled 182 clients into the National Health Insurance Fund and 838 into the LindaMama maternal health insurance program. These insurance programs reimburse Lwala Community Hospital for the services provided.
• We received an 89% average score on a capacity assessment led by the Ministry of Health and the University of Maryland. We were scored across 12 service delivery areas and received a 100% on Quality Improvement!