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New Cancer Unit

now open

The Outspan Hospital is looking forward to fulfilling the need of high quality services in cancer
care. The new unit will have a daycare chemotherapy suit, where patients will undergo treatment
in a serene, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

ancer patients in the Mt.
Kenya region will no longer
Chave to travel to Nairobi
to seek treatment , this is after the
Outspan Hospital opened the biggest
cancer unit in this Central region. The
unit has the capacity to attend to over
500,000 patients a year. The facility
will ease congestion and improve
treatment as it will serve cancer pa-
tients in Nyeri and other neighbouring
counties.
The Cancer Unit will offer both Oncol- The unit will offer a comprehensive
ogy and Palliative Care services. range of services which include
The Outspan Hospital did not have a counseling of patients and their
chemotherapy unit, forcing patients to families, Pain management and
travel to Kenyatta National Hospital other distressing symptoms due to
in Nairobi. Wangui Muriuki, a cancer the disease process and also due to
survivor, lauded the launch and said chemotherapy. Nutritional counseling
that many patients will benefit. that comes in handy in every stage of
We have now created access to the Cancer will also be offered. The unit
most dedicated and efficient can- also promotes group therapy for pa-
cer unit in the region. The Outspan tients having similar types of cancers
Hospital is looking forward to fulfilling thus enhancing their psychological
the need of high quality services in and emotional well-being.
cancer care. The new unit will have Residents interviewed said they were
a daycare chemotherapy suit, where happy with the Hospital as it had
patients will undergo treatment in a made it easy for them to get quality
serene, relaxed and friendly atmo- services nearer to their homes.
sphere. Patients who are under “A few years ago, there were no such
chemotherapy will be able to use facilities here and every cancer case
the suit daily and go home instead was referred to Kenyatta National
of being booked as inpatients and Hospital. It has become cheaper with
hence make it affordable to undergo services nearer home,” said a patient
treatment. who had gone for mammogram tests.

Serving the needs of the county and the Country ECHO Outspan Hospital