St Matia Mulumba Mission Hospital is a level 4 medical facility owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi.
The hospital is located in Thika, specifically at the Makongeni area.
With a 120-bed capacity, St Mulumba offers affordable medical services to the residents of Thika and its environs.
The medical center is NHIF accredited and thus people with this medical insurance can access services even when at any time no matter their financial circumstances.
St Mulumba Hospital Departments
St Mulumba Hospital is equipped with ultra-modern equipment and qualified personnel with the aim of providing quality services to their customers.
The hospital offers outpatient services including surgery, pediatric clinic, gynecology clinic, mother and child health, medical outpatient clinic, tuberculosis clinic, Voluntary Counseling and Testing and Comprehensive care clinic.
Inpatient services comprise the maternity ward, the pediatric ward, and eight general wards i.e. male wards, female wards, and others.
The hospital also has a specialized dental unit offering services such as checkups, tooth cleaning and extraction, root canal, teeth cleaning, tooth filling, dental health education, and teeth whitening among many others.
St Mulumba Maternity Department
The maternity department at St Mulumba provides several services including pregnancy care, delivery, and postnatal care to expectant mothers.
The expectant mothers are given options to choose from during delivery, the options are: using a midwife or a gynecologist.
Each of these plans are charged differently. Accommodation is also offered in different categories where there are 19 private rooms, 6 semi-private rooms, and a general ward.
There are however some services that are not offered at the maternity department such as treatment of preexisting illnesses, labor-inducing treatment, and vaccination using vaccines that are not included in the KEPI regime.
Complications that occur during delivery are also referred to other level 5 facilities as the hospital is not equipped to handle such cases.
This however should not be a deterrent as there are ambulances on standby and level 5 hospitals are within the vicinity.
In terms of staff, the hospital has highly qualified obstetricians, gynecologists, anesthetists, general physicians, and nurses.
This team is dedicated to ensuring that quality normal and cesarean deliveries are conducted in the safest way possible.
Maternity Charges at St Mulumba Hospital
The private rooms are luxurious and self-contained, and customers who choose this option have to part with Ksh 3000 per day as bed charges.
Bed charges in the general ward are Ksh 1200 and Ksh 2000 for semi-private wards.
The normal delivery package is inclusive of the delivery room, nurses, and two-day accommodation, which costs Ksh 12,000.
For the Caesarian Section delivery package, the cost is Ksh 55,000 catering for the delivery room, physicians, drugs and dressing, and up to 4 days of accommodation.
Lab tests during the delivery period cost up to a total of Ksh 5000.
The hospital also charges a total of Ksh 1000 for outpatient consultation services during the pregnancy.
Closing Thoughts
For a private facility, St Mulumba Hospital is certainly a very affordable option compared to other known private healthcare facilities in Kenya.
For expectant mothers looking for comfortable delivery at affordable rates, this hospital is the perfect place to go.
Thika residents are lucky indeed to have such a facility they can turn to when bringing new souls into the world.
