Gitanga Medical Centre : Location, Services & Contacts
Gitanga Medical Centre is a Level 2 hospital that is found at Uthiru/Ruthimitu ward in Dagoretti South Constituency; this is within Dagoretti South Subcounty in Nairobi.
Gitanga Medical Centre’s Ownership & Registration Details.
Gitanga Medical Centre 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 19538. The regulatory body for Gitanga Medical Centre is Kenya MPDB.
Gitanga Medical Centre’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, Gitanga Medical Centre 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).
Gitanga Medical Centre’s Operation Details.
Gitanga Medical Centre is currently Operational. Here are the operational details for Gitanga Medical Centre:
| 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 |
Gitanga Medical Centre’s Complete Details.
| Name | Gitanga Medical Centre |
| Officialname | Gitanga Medical Centre |
| Registration number | None |
| Hospital Code | 19538 |
| Keph level | Level 2 |
| Facility type | Medical Clinic |
| Facility type/ category | MEDICAL CLINIC |
| Owner | Private Practice – Private Institution Academic |
| Owner type | Private Practice |
| Regulatory body | Kenya MPDB |
| Beds | 0 |
| Cots | 0 |
| Beds and Cots | 0 |
| County | Nairobi |
| Constituency | Dagoretti South |
| Sub county | Dagoretti South |
| Ward | Uthiru/Ruthimitu |
Frequently Asked Questions on Gitanga Medical Centre.
Q1. Where is Gitanga Medical Centre Located?
Gitanga Medical Centre is located in Nairobi County, Dagoretti South Subcounty and within Uthiru/Ruthimitu ward of Dagoretti South Constituency.
Q.2. Who owns Gitanga Medical Centre?
Gitanga Medical Centre is owned by Private Practice – Private Institution Academic.
Q.3. What is Gitanga Medical Centre’s KEPH Level?
Gitanga Medical Centre’s KEPH level is Level 2. 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