It will be the first teaching and referral hospital in the regionThe groundbreaking for the Sh6 billion state-of-the-art Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital will be held tomorrow. The hospital will be erected on 10 acres next to the county general hospital. Currently, patients from Bungoma, Busia, Vihiga and Kakamega counties are referred to either Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, or the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu, for specialised treatment. The county general hospital, which serves as a referral unit for Western, is being renovated for Sh150 million. The hospital will be used by the school of medicine being established by the Masinde Muliro University.

Source: The Star June 09, 2016 04:18 UTC