Elwak Nursing Home : Location, Services & Contacts
Elwak Nursing Home is a Level 3 hospital that is found at Elwak South ward in Mandera South Constituency; this is within Mandera South Subcounty in Mandera.
Elwak Nursing Home’s Ownership & Registration Details.
Elwak Nursing Home is owned and regulated by the Private Practice – Nurse / Midwifery of Kenya. The health facility has a registration number which is 6272; with the hospital’s code being 22412. The regulatory body for Elwak Nursing Home is Nursing Council of Kenya (Private Practice).
Elwak Nursing Home’s Bed Capacity.
This hospital has 6 beds in the patients’ ward; this is the maximum number of patients who can be admitted at the hospital, at a time.
Similarly, Elwak Nursing Home has 1 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).
Elwak Nursing Home’s Operation Details.
Elwak Nursing Home is currently Operational. Here are the operational details for Elwak Nursing Home:
| Operation status | Operational |
| Open the whole day? | No |
| Open during public holidays? | No |
| Open on weekends? | Yes |
| Open late night? | No |
| Service names? | |
| Approved? | Yes |
| Public visible? | Yes |
| Currently Closed? | No |
Elwak Nursing Home’s Complete Details.
| Name | Elwak Nursing Home |
| Officialname | Elwak Nursing Home |
| Registration number | 6272 |
| Hospital Code | 22412 |
| Keph level | Level 3 |
| Facility type | Basic Health Centre |
| Facility type/ category | HEALTH CENTRE |
| Owner | Private Practice – Nurse / Midwifery |
| Owner type | Private Practice |
| Regulatory body | Nursing Council of Kenya (Private Practice) |
| Beds | 6 |
| Cots | 1 |
| Beds and Cots | 7 |
| County | Mandera |
| Constituency | Mandera South |
| Sub county | Mandera South |
| Ward | Elwak South |
Frequently Asked Questions on Elwak Nursing Home.
Q1. Where is Elwak Nursing Home Located?
Elwak Nursing Home is located in Mandera County, Mandera South Subcounty and within Elwak South ward of Mandera South Constituency.
Q.2. Who owns Elwak Nursing Home?
Elwak Nursing Home is owned by Private Practice – Nurse / Midwifery.
Q.3. What is Elwak Nursing Home’s KEPH Level?
Elwak Nursing 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