Kenyans without upfront cash or Social Health Authority (SHA) coverage may lose out on critical medical attention after Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya's leading level six hospital, set new mandatory requirements for patients.
In an internal memo dated July 22 and obtained by NTV, the hospital directed that only patients with SHA coverage or an equivalent amount of cash would be admitted; otherwise, the patient would be turned away.
This means that if you don't have SHA cover or the cash to pay upfront, your path to treatment at KNH has just become a little more difficult; you might be turned away without the treatment you require. "Effective today, all patients presenting for admission without a valid SHA membership must be required to pay the admission deposit for medical cases or the equivalent SHA surgical package cost, protocol receiving service, unless it is an emergency case," the memo by the Acting Chief Executive Officer stated, Dr William Sigilai said.
Kenyatta National Hospital Emergency Wing entrance.
