Twenty children with various heart complications have undergone successful operations at Tenwek Misson Hospital in Bomet county in the last two weeks.
The hospital sponsored by the African Gospel Church has operated 550 patients with 85 per cent success rate in the last 10 years.
200 of the patients were children under 13 years while the other 350 were classified as youths and adults.
Dr Agneta Odera and Areka Fekadu – both Cardio-thoracic surgeons said the hospital has very qualified and dedicated heart surgeons whose calling is to serve humanity.
“Heart surgery is a complicated and delicate procedure. Luckily for us at Tenwek hospital, we have a team of highly qualified and dedicated staff whose calling is to serve humanity,” Dr Odera said.
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Dr Fekadu said “We are happy as a team that we have managed to put a smile on the face of the patients by giving them a second chance in life. Majority of them are from very needy backgrounds”.
Geoffrey Langat, the hospital CEO said the patients are charged between Sh300,000 and 500,000 depending on the complexity of the case, noting that last year, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) paid a significant percentage of the cost.
Bomet Deputy Governor Dr Hillary Barchok while flanked by the County CEC in charge of Medical Services
Dr Joseph Sitonik said the hospital CEO (Langat), the hospital’s acting Chief of Surgery Dr Carol Spears told the press after witnessing one of the operations that the success story of heart operations had put Bomet County in global map in the medical field.
“The fact that the beneficiaries are drawn from far-flung areas in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Sierra Leone is a major achievement not only for Tenwek hospital but also the County of Bomet,” Dr Barchok said.
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