Baragwi Maternity Home : Location, Services & Contacts
Baragwi Maternity Home is a Level 3 hospital that is found at Baragwi ward in Gichugu Constituency; this is within Kirinyaga East Subcounty in Kirinyaga.
Baragwi Maternity Home’s Ownership & Registration Details.
Baragwi Maternity Home is owned and regulated by the Private Practice – Private Institution Academic of Kenya. The health facility has a registration number which is None; with the hospital’s code being 10046. The regulatory body for Baragwi Maternity Home is Kenya MPDB.
Baragwi Maternity Home’s Bed Capacity.
This hospital has 0 beds in the patients’ ward; this is the maximum number of patients who can be admitted at the hospital, at a time.
Similarly, Baragwi Maternity Home has 0 Cots. A cot bed is a versatile, convertible sleeping space for children, designed to grow with your little one from infancy well into toddlerhood (usually up to 5 years old).
Baragwi Maternity Home’s Operation Details.
Baragwi Maternity Home is currently Operational. Here are the operational details for Baragwi Maternity Home:
| Operation status | Operational |
| Open the whole day? | No |
| Open during public holidays? | No |
| Open on weekends? | No |
| Open late night? | No |
| Service names? | |
| Approved? | Yes |
| Public visible? | Yes |
| Currently Closed? | No |
Baragwi Maternity Home’s Complete Details.
| Name | Baragwi Maternity Home |
| Officialname | Baragwi Maternity Home |
| Registration number | None |
| Hospital Code | 10046 |
| Keph level | Level 3 |
| Facility type | Basic Health Centre |
| Facility type/ category | HEALTH CENTRE |
| Owner | Private Practice – Private Institution Academic |
| Owner type | Private Practice |
| Regulatory body | Kenya MPDB |
| Beds | 0 |
| Cots | 0 |
| Beds and Cots | 0 |
| County | Kirinyaga |
| Constituency | Gichugu |
| Sub county | Kirinyaga East |
| Ward | Baragwi |
Frequently Asked Questions on Baragwi Maternity Home.
Q1. Where is Baragwi Maternity Home Located?
Baragwi Maternity Home is located in Kirinyaga County, Kirinyaga East Subcounty and within Baragwi ward of Gichugu Constituency.
Q.2. Who owns Baragwi Maternity Home?
Baragwi Maternity Home is owned by Private Practice – Private Institution Academic.
Q.3. What is Baragwi Maternity Home’s KEPH Level?
Baragwi Maternity Home’s KEPH level is Level 3. KEPH level refers to the Kenya Essential Package for Health. It is a standardized framework implemented by the Kenyan Ministry of Health that organizes the country’s healthcare system into 6 distinct tiers. This classification system dictates exactly what services, staff, and facilities are available at each level of care.
The six KEPH levels are categorized as follows:
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- Level 1 (Community Level): The grassroots tier. Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and Community Health Units provide preventive care, health education, and basic first aid at the household level.
- Level 2 (Dispensaries & Clinics): The first point of physical, outpatient contact. Managed by nurses, they handle basic treatments, immunizations, and maternal health checks.
- Level 3 (Health Centers): The primary care level. These centers are typically larger than dispensaries and are often equipped with maternity wards, basic laboratories, and comprehensive primary care.
- Level 4 (Sub-County Hospitals): The primary care hospital level. They offer both outpatient and inpatient services, general surgery, maternity, and medical imaging.
- Level 5 (County Referral Hospitals): Secondary care hospitals. These are larger facilities providing advanced, specialized medical care, diagnostics, and serve as training or internship centers for medical staff.
- Level 6 (National Referral Hospitals): Tertiary and comprehensive teaching hospitals (e.g., Kenyatta National Hospital). These facilities provide highly specialized services, intensive care, and complex surgical procedures
