{"id":4513,"date":"2025-09-20T19:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2025-10-02T09:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:30:13","slug":"mtrh-welcomes-new-board-member-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=4513","title":{"rendered":"MTRH Welcomes New Board Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on Thursday September 18, 2025, welcomed new Board Member, Dr. Issak Bashir, who lauded the Hospital\u2019s commitment to service excellence during his maiden tour.
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\u200eDr. Bashir, who visited several Centres of Excellence and specialist units, praised MTRH\u2019s client-centric culture, noting that the model should be replicated across the country\u2019s healthcare system.
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\u200eDr. Bashir joins MTRH Board of Management as the alternate to Principal Secretary, State Department for Medical Services, Ministry of Health.
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\u200eHe was received by Director Judith Jerotich, Independent Board Member, on behalf of MTRH Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accompanied by MTRH Chief Executive Officer Dr. Philip Kirwa, Dr. Bashir toured key departments including Informatics, Renal, Oncology, Radiology & Cathlab, Reproductive Health, Neonatal Unit, Pediatrics, and Mental Health Services.
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\u200eDr. Bashir singled out the Dr. Edith Kwobah Nawiri Recovery & Skills Centre, emphasizing that similar facilities should be established in all counties to support patients undergoing mental health care.
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\u200eDr. Kirwa highlighted ongoing strategic improvements at MTRH, including: Elimination of bed sharing, significantly reducing hospital-acquired infections, Installation of an Oxygen Plant delivering supply directly to every patient bed and Radiotherapy services, which have benefited over 71,000 patients since inception\u2014averaging 100 patients daily.
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\u200eIn his closing remarks, Dr. Bashir commended the teamwork and cohesiveness at MTRH, describing it as the foundation of the Hospital\u2019s unrivalled leadership in specialized healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) on Thursday September 18, 2025, welcomed new Board Member, Dr. Issak Bashir, who lauded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","post_format-post-format-aside"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8927,"url":"https:\/\/www.mtrh.go.ke\/?p=8927","url_meta":{"origin":4513,"position":0},"title":"MTRH Welcomes New Board Member","author":"admin","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has welcomed Ms. Caroline Yegon, a newly appointed member of the Hospital Board, serving as the Alternate Attorney General. 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