Health and Lifestyle

Olooltepes Dispensary : Location, Services & Contacts

Olooltepes Dispensary is a Level 2 hospital that is found at Keekonyokie ward in Kajiado West Constituency; this is within Kajiado West Subcounty in Kajiado.

Olooltepes Dispensary’s Ownership & Registration Details.

Olooltepes Dispensary is owned and regulated by the Ministry of Health of Kenya. The health facility has a registration number which is None; with the hospital’s code being 15424. The regulatory body for Olooltepes Dispensary is Ministry of Health.

Olooltepes Dispensary’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, Olooltepes Dispensary 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).

Olooltepes Dispensary’s Operation Details.

Olooltepes Dispensary is currently Operational. Here are the operational details for Olooltepes Dispensary:

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

Olooltepes Dispensary’s Complete Details.

Name Olooltepes Dispensary
Officialname Olooltepes Dispensary
Registration number None
Hospital Code 15424
Keph level Level 2
Facility type Dispensary
Facility type/ category DISPENSARY
Owner Ministry of Health
Owner type Ministry of Health
Regulatory body Ministry of Health
Beds 0
Cots 0
Beds and Cots 0
County Kajiado
Constituency Kajiado West
Sub county Kajiado West
Ward Keekonyokie

Frequently Asked Questions on Olooltepes Dispensary.

Q1. Where is Olooltepes Dispensary Located?

Olooltepes Dispensary is located in Kajiado County, Kajiado West Subcounty and within Keekonyokie ward of Kajiado West Constituency.

Q.2. Who owns Olooltepes Dispensary?

Olooltepes Dispensary is owned by Ministry of Health.

Q.3. What is Olooltepes Dispensary’s KEPH Level?

Olooltepes Dispensary’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:

    • 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

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