From a town clinic to a Level 3A hospital

NQHS began in 2009 with a clinic in Naivasha town, offering basic healthcare services. That clinic grew, and in 2012 we opened an inpatient facility in Karagita — an area with a large, low-income population of flower farm workers and fishermen who had little access to affordable, quality care. The Karagita facility expanded steadily to offer 24-hour operations, inpatient services, maternity, MCH/FP and ambulance services.

Today NQHS is the only Level 3A hospital in Karagita with a 35-bed capacity, a fully functional theatre and a fully equipped maternity wing, plus a fully equipped dental wing — with plans under way to expand that capacity further. We see 60–100 outpatients a day. Our main focus is maternity care: the Karagita area has a high birth rate and too little quality care for expectant mothers, and NQHS exists to close that gap with affordable, high-quality services.