The Diaspora University Medical Hospital Level 5/6 is for meeting the medical and healthcare needs of Diaspora University students, Diaspora University Town (DUT) residents, Kenyans and visitors to Kenya. About 50% of Diaspora Kenyans living in developed countries work in the healthcare sector. Many work in the different departments in medical hospitals. The Diaspora Kenyans are working to achieve a medical hospital that is equivalent to the hospitals in the developed world.  

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The hospital is one of the projects of the DUT plan. The hospital revenue plan is already embedded in the development budgets of the university and town. The goal is to achieve a non-profit level 5/6 hospital with about 50,000 square meters of medical space and a yearly budget of Ksh 4 billion as the town grows to 25,000 residents and the university to 5,000 students.

One requirement of a level 6 hospital is land of 20 acres. The hospital will be part of the Diaspora University plan which will be implemented alongside the Diaspora University that is allocated 200 acres.

Dr. Mwalali (Right) talks to a Kenyan in Raleign,NC asking him to join DUT. 

Another requirement of a level 6 is to be affiliated with a medical school. Diaspora Kenyans doctors led by Dr. Phillip Mwalali of North Carolina are also looking to start the Diaspora University Medical School and the hospital treatment plans.

RN's Bui Thuo of California, Susan Mutua of Florida, Nelly Kangethe of Baltimore, MD  and others are working on the Diaspora University School of Nursing and the Hospital nursing plans.  

Level 5 Mandatory Requirements

  1. Separate Outpatient Department from Accident and Emergency Department
  2. Functional Departments of Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Community health
  3. 12 functional Intensive Care Unit beds
  4. 12 functional High Dependency Units beds
  5. At least 7 functional Theatres (Maternity, General, Orthopaedic, Paediatric, ENT, Dental and Ophthalmology)
  6. Radiology Services (CT scan , EEG, MRI, Mammography)
  7. Specialist services (Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Specialised Surgeries, Dialysis, Clinical pharmacy)
  8. Differentiated Pharmacy Services to include: (Main, Outpatient and Ward-level Pharmacy)
  9. Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) Department
  10. Burns unit
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Level 5 Medical Services

  1. Outpatient turnover of more than (250) two hundred and fifty per day.
  2. Disaster Response and Management.
  3. Management  of Surgical Emergencies including Trauma Care.
  4. Management of High-Risk Pregnancy and Obstetric Complications.
  5. Maternal & Child Health services/Family Physician
  6. Maternity Services.
  7. Radiology Services (CT scan , EEG, MRI, Mammography)
  8. Emergency Services to include Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Paediatric Emergency.
  9. Emergency Operations.
  10. General Surgical Operations.
  11. Specialised Surgical Services to include comprehensive burns management
  12. Management of Medical, Surgical, Paediatric and Gynaecological in-patients;
  13. Laboratory Services of class E
  14. Specialised Therapy Services to include Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Renal Dialysis;
  15. Specialised Clinics e.g. Medical Outpatient clinic (MOPC), General Out-patient Clinic Services (GOPC), Surgical Outpatient Clinic (SOPC), Paediatric Outpatient Clinic (POPC), skin, psychiatric, Tuberculosis (TB), Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC), Diabetes Outpatient Clinic (DOPC) etc.
  16. Palliative Care;
  17. Mental Health & Rehabilitative Services;
  18. Physiotherapy
  19. Occupational Therapy
  20. Speech and Hearing Therapy.
  21. Orthopedic Technology Services
  22. Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) Services
  23. Ophthalmology Services
  24. Dental Services
  25. Nutrition Services
  26. Differentiated  Pharmacy Services to include: (Main, Outpatient and Ward-level Pharmacy)
  27. Sterile Production Unit Services e.g. IV fluid
  28. Internship Training
  29. Forensic Pathology Services

Level 6B Mandatory Requirements

  1. Radiotherapy Isotope Scanning and Chemotherapy
  2. Radiotherapy
  3. Organ Transplant, Bypass, Reconstructive Surgery
  4. Assisted Reproduction Invitro Fertilization (IVF)
  5. Training Medical Specialists and Sub Specialists and offering apprenticeship
  6. ICU Capacity of 24 beds
  7. Neonatal ICU Capacity of 5 beds
  8. Paediatric ICU Capacity of 5 beds
  9. HDU Capacity of 24 beds
  10. Ten (10) Operating Theatres
  11. Oncology Wards for Paediatrics and Adults
  12. Adequate Lecture Theatres and Skill Labs
  13. Attached to a recognized Medical School
  14. Offers both Multi-Specialty and Sub-Specialty Services

Level 6 Facility Infrastructure

  1. Sits on at least twenty (20) acres of land; (10,000 sq. meters)
  2. At least one thousand five hundred (1500) beds (indicate number of beds)
  3. Accidents and Emergency Department. (a. One (1) plaster room & b. Four (4) operating theatres in A&E)
  4. Out Patient Department (separate from A&E) (a. Specialist clinics per specialty, b. Ten (10) triage room, c. Twenty (20) consultation rooms, d. Ten (10) registration tellers, e. One (1) nursing station, f. Two (2) injection rooms, g. One (1) plaster room, h. One (1) minor theatre per specialized surgical department, i. Dental department, j. One (1) billing point per every service delivery points, k. ENT services department, l. One (1) laboratory room for OPD, m. One (1) patient referral area, n. Records office, o. Sluice room, p. Radiology room, q. Cloakrooms, r. Orthopaedic technology, s. Telemedicine department, t. Library and Resource center)
  5. Intensive Care Unit with at least 24 ICU beds;
  6. High Dependency Unit with at least 24 beds
  7. Radiology Department with - (a. x-ray machine; b. MRI Machine; c. CT scan machine; d. Intra oral Dental X-ray unit; e. Dental X-ray OPG; f. Mammography machine; g. Ultra sound machine; h. PET Scan; i. Two (2) Radiotherapy  bunker; j. Isotope therapy isolation rooms; k. Brachytherapy suite; l. Dosimetry room; m. Cyber Knife)
  8. MCH/FP Department with─ (a. One waiting room; b. One immunization services room; c. One FP coordination room; d. One antenatal coordination room)
  9. Maternity Department ward for six delivery coaches; (a. Antenatal department; b. Postnatal department; c. Delivery room with six delivery coaches; d. New Born Unit with incubators & with six HDU cots)
  10. Renal Department with 20 beds. (Water purification plant)
  11. Inpatient Services; (a. adult & paeditric oncology wards)
  12. Ten (10) Operating Theatres being one each for─ (a. General; b. Maternity; c. Orthopedic; d. Paediatric; e. Ent; f. Ophthalmology; g. Dental; h. Neurosurgery; i. Cardiothoracic; j. plastic surgery;
  13. Medical Engineering Department;
  14. Inpatient Pharmacy
  15. Outpatient Pharmacy
  16. Administration Department with─ (a. One cash office; b. Two stores; c. Two administration offices; d. One room for health records)
  17. Adequate Lecture Theatres and Skill Labs
  18. A General Supply Stores
  19. Kitchen;
  20. Laundry;
  21. One (1) Community Services Room;
  22. One (1) Mortuary;
  23. Staff Quarters for at least eight persons on duty;
  24. Ten (10) Cloakrooms;
  25. Clean Water Supply and Reservoir
  26. One (1) Placenta Pit/Macerators;
  27. One (1) Generator House;
  28. One (1) Incinerator;
  29. Four (4) ATLS Ambulance;
  30. Four (4) ACLS Ambulance;
  31. Eight (8) Support & Utility Vehicles;
  32. A Composite Pit/Noncombustible waste holding area;
  33. Non-combustible Waste Management System;
  34. Fence and Gate;
  35. Ramp /Disability Friendly Walkways;
  36. Medical Waste Management System (a. Waste segregation, b. IPC committee with minutes, c. Policy/SOP’s on waste management)
  37. Adequate Ventilation, Lighting and Spacing
  38. CSSD Department (Mandatory)
  39. CCTV Control Room

Level 6 Personnel

  1. One hundred (100) Medical Officers;
  2. Thirty (30) Anaesthesiologists;
  3. Ten (10) Cardiologists;
  4. Ten (10) General Surgeons;
  5. Four (4) Trauma Surgeons
  6. Ten (10) Orthopedic Surgeons;
  7. Ten (10) Cardiothoracic surgeon;
  8. Four (4) Emergency Physicians;
  9. Ten (10) ENT Surgeons;
  10. Ten (10) Gastroenterologist
  11. Twenty (20) Obs/Gynespecialists;
  12. Ten (10) Palliative Care Specialists;
  13. Ten (10) Neonatologists;
  14. Ten (10) Nephrologists;
  15. Ten (10) Neurologist;
  16. Ten (10) Plastic Surgeon or Reconstructive Surgeon;
  17. Ten ( 10) Neuro-surgeon;
  18. Twenty (20) Oncologists;
  19. Twenty (20) Ophthalmologists;
  20. Ten (10) Dermatologists;
  21. Four (4) Paediatric Endocrinologist;
  22. Four (4) Paediatric Nephrologist;
  23. Four (4) Paediatric Neurologist;
  24. Ten (10) Paediatric Surgeon;
  25. Twenty (20) Pediatricians;
  26. Twenty (20) Pathologists;
  27. Twenty (20) Psychiatrists;
  28. Twenty (20) Radiologists;
  29. Four (4)  Rheumatologist;
  30. Twenty (20)  Specialist Physicians or Internist;
  31. Four (4) Medical Endocrinologist;
  32. Ten (10) Public Health Specialists;
  33. Ten (10)  Urological Surgeon;
  34. Fifteen (15) Clinical Officers Anaesthetists;
  35. One hundred & fifty (150) BSN Nurses;
  36. Forty (40) Cardiology Nurses;
  37. Two hundred (200)  Critical Care Nursing Nurses;
  38. Twenty (20) Forensic Nurses;
  39. Five hundred (500)Kenya Registered Community Health nurses;
  40. One hundred & twenty (128) Kenya Registered Nurse/Mental Health  & Psychiatry
  41. One hundred & twenty (140) Kenya Registered Nurses
  42. Sixty (60) Cardiology Nurses
  43. One hundred (100)Nephrology Nurses;
  44. Forty (40) Oncology Nurses;
  45. Forty (40) Ophthalmic Nurses;
  46. One hundred & twenty (120) Paediatric Nurses;
  47. One hundred (100) Neonatal Critical Care Nurses
  48. Fifty (50) Pediatric ICU Nurses
  49. Forty (40) Palliative Care Nurses;
  50. Twenty (20) Forensic Nurses
  51. Sixty (60) Psychiatric Nurses;
  52. Eighty (80) Kenya Registered Nurse/Midwives
  53. Forty (40) Registered Midwives;
  54. Two (2) Sign Language Staff;
  55. One hundred & forty (140) Theatre Nurses;
  56. Forty (40) Anesthetist Nurses;
  57. Seventy(70) Accidents & Emergency Nurses;
  58. Twenty (20) Pharmacy Specialists
  59. Twenty (20) Pharmacists;
  60. Sixty (60) Pharmaceutical Technologist;
  61. Twelve (12) Plaster Technologists;
  62. Twelve (12) Orthopedic Technologists;
  63. Thirty six (36) General Physiotherapists;
  64. Six  (6) BSC Physiotherapy;
  65. Fifteen (15) Specialized Physiotherapists;
  66. Twenty five (25) Occupational Therapists;
  67. Ten (10) Clinical Psychologists;
  68. Ten (10) Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons;
  69. Six (6) Paediatric Dentists;
  70. Six (6) Orthodontists;
  71. Six (6) Prosthodontist
  72. Six (6) Periodontist
  73. Ten (10) Dental Technologists;
  74. Twenty five (25)  General Radiographer;
  75. Three (3) Mammographer;
  76. Three (3) CT scan or MRI Radiographer;
  77. Two (2) Dental Radiographer;
  78. Four (4) Radiation Therapists
  79. Four (4) Nuclear Medicine Technologists;
  80. Two (2) Radiation Monitoring and Safety Officer (health physicist or medical physicist);
  81. Eight (8) Medical Social Workers;
  82. One (1) Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  83. Two (2) Health Administrative Officers;
  84. Four (4) Human Resource Management Officers;
  85. Fifty (50) Clerks;
  86. Ten (10) Secretaries
  87. Six (6) Accountants;
  88. Six (6) Supply Chain Assistants;
  89. Five (5) Supply Chain Officers;
  90. One hundred (100) Health Records Information Management Officers;
  91. Ten (10) ICT Officers;
  92. Five (5) Biomedical Engineers
  93. Twenty (20) Biomedical Engineering Technologists;
  94. Twenty (20) Nutrition and Dietetic Officers;
  95. Twenty (20) Nutrition and Dietetic Technologists;
  96. Five (5) Cateress;
  97. Four (4) Public Health Officers;
  98. Twenty (20) Cooks;
  99. Fifty (50) Scientific Medical  Laboratory Specialists
  100. Fifteen (15) Drivers;
  101. One (100)  Support staff;
  102. Ten (10) Mortuary Attendants
  103. Sixteen (16) Security Officers.
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