Our facility is financially stable, Nairobi Hospital managers say

Dr Barcley Onyambu addressing the media at the Nairobi Hospital boardroom on August 18, 2025.

Nairobi Hospital managers have said the facility is financially stable, despite ongoing wrangles and tiffs with insurers.

Board chairman Dr Barcley Onyambu reaffirmed the hospital's operational strength in response to the recent claims that the hospital should be declared insolvent.

“The model that we adopted at the Nairobi Hospital and has been running for the past 70 years is one whereby we want to offer unfettered access to the best possible specialised health care to the patients who seek it,”  Dr Onyambu said.

He said the converging point of anyone involved in health care delivery is the well-being and health of patients. 

“Be you the doctor, be you the nurse, be you a third-party payer, be you an insurer, be you a corporate, be you a loved one, the converging point is the reversal of disease and restoration of well-being. Everyone else who is involved in the health care business has to keep that in mind. If you are in this industry and you find yourself steering away or moving away from that convergence, then you are playing on the wrong side of the game,” he reiterated.

With regard to the rescinded price increases, the hospital said discussions are ongoing on what formula to adopt between the hospital and the insurance companies.

“This was a decision reached in mutual goodwill and driven by commitment to responsible engagement that prioritises patients while sustaining quality healthcare services,” Felix Osano, the Chief Executive Officer, said during the press briefing.

Affirming the hospital's financial stability, the CEO said that the hospital had initiated infrastructure upgrades, including six state-of-the-art labour and delivery units, a 256-slice AI-enabled CT scanner that provides rapid, high-definition imaging with reduced radiation exposure, among other improvements.

He said: “Each of these projects is a strategic investment to expand clinical capacity, improve patient outcomes and reinforce the hospital’s leadership in specialised care.”