Kenyatta National Hospital

Kenyatta National Hospital
Geography
LocationHospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya
Organisation
Care systemNHIF
TypeGeneral Medical and Surgical Services
Affiliated universityPublic
Services
Emergency departmentYes
Beds1,800
History
Opened1901 (1901)
Links
WebsiteHomepage
ListsHospitals in Kenya
Other linksList of hospitals in Kenya

The Kenyatta National Hospital is the oldest hospital in Nairobi, Kenya which was established In 1901 as the Native Civil Hospital but later changed in 1963 to Kenyatta National Hospital. It is a public, tertiary, referral hospital for the Ministry of Health. It is also the teaching hospital of the University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences. It is the largest hospital in the country and East Africa as well.