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Getrudes Child Hospital
Burning Spear
#11 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:59:06 AM
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all those doctors you find in Gertrudes are GP's and especially the satellite clinics.
The few pediatricians they have work in Gerts Muthaiga and handle IP cases only.
The perception is because Gerts is a children hospital,it has only pediatricians,which is not the case.

What is annoying is that,the hospital is driven by surplus generation other than charity as it purports to do.All children are given high value products and especially if you have an insurance cover.These items (esp antibiotics) are the main cause of resistance.
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theslim
#12 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:01:04 AM
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same thing happened to me at embakasi getrudes. My kid had a cough and we were given piriton syrup and told he shall be well. We had to rush to nairobi hospital at 10PM. luckuly it had not progressed to a serious infection. AVOID Getrudes if you can!
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milken
#13 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:02:08 AM
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My advise is always take your child to one consultant paedtrician whenever they are unwell. After all consultation is 2K which you drink in one sitting every now and then.
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Snazzy
#14 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:04:59 AM
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For a couple of years now the only great thing about Gertrudes hospital has been the new buildings.
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― Anne Lamott
FancyFace
#15 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 10:12:32 AM
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kenah wrote:
ive realised if u take u child there his or her life is changed from home to hospital to drugs.

very true...last year I had a terrible experience with the one next to Nakumatt Embakasi, the mamas at the front desk or whatever are so rude and arrogant...my son was admitted at Aga Khan..thank God he is fine now

Your baby will be okay..

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Elder
#16 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:16:39 PM
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milken wrote:
My advise is always take your child to one consultant paedtrician whenever they are unwell. After all consultation is 2K which you drink in one sitting every now and then.

Seconded. Though in cases of emergency it might be hard getting that one particular consultant.
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McReggae
#17 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:28:44 PM
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Yaani Getrudes is this bad, like everybody who has visited has a complaint to make!!!!
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njokishk
#18 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:46:46 PM
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Yeah i have heard terrible stories about the hospital,all they are after is the money. My daughter is getting a persistent cough and congested chest after like every four months and Dr. are telling me that she may be s developing asthma. Kindly who knows a good pediatrician who can i can consult.
Insurgent
#19 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:54:38 PM
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If you want your child to die sooner than later, take her/him to Getrudes Children's Hospital. You would rather throw the kid into a trench and walk away. The staff their will actually organize to have you lose you baby is for whatever reason they feel you are behaving aloof, more knowledgable or they simply don't like you.


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milken
#20 Posted : Tuesday, July 12, 2011 12:55:11 PM
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njokishk wrote:
Kindly who knows a good pediatrician who can i can consult.


I normally take mine to Dr EC Kung'u @ Nbi Hospital. If interested, I can introduce you.
(You have to be introduced; he does not take walk in customers)
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