About MeTRH
The principal referral hospital for Upper Eastern Kenya
A Level 6 specialized and tertiary referral hospital serving Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Marsabit, and Isiolo counties — public, affordable, and specialized, with training and research built into how it operates.
Vision
A specialized referral hospital committed to excellence in innovative health care and training.
Mission
To provide client-centered, innovative, specialized and affordable health care; facilitate training and research; and participate in county, national and global healthcare policy formulation.
Core Values
- Leadership & Integrity
- Compassion
- Professionalism & Excellence
- Creativity
- Teamwork & Team Spirit
- Responsiveness
Strategic Goals
- 01Meet the Highest Standard of Health Care
- 02Develop a Culture of Excellence
- 03Resource Sustainability
- 04Enhance Institutional Capacity
- 05Strategic Partnership
- 06Strengthening Information Management, Research, Innovation and Development
Scale & capacity
- 306
- Inpatient beds (KMHFR)
- 5
- ICU beds
- 2
- General surgical theatres
- ~150%
- Average bed occupancy
Bed count under confirmation as the new ward block comes online — legacy figures list 360, the KMHFR registry lists 306.
Growth & development
Built for where MeTRH is headed, not just where it is
Current projects that show where the hospital is heading next.
Dedicated Cancer Centre
A 50-bed facility with anatomic pathology and medical imaging capacity, offering chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery as treatment options.
New 250-bed ward block
Additional inpatient capacity as MeTRH's daily inpatient load regularly exceeds current bed capacity.
Level 6 transition
Hospital-wide departmental changes as MeTRH becomes a fully-fledged specialized referral hospital.
Teaching & research
A teaching hospital, not just a treating one
MeTRH is the teaching hospital for three institutions and an internship centre for Ministry of Health interns, clinical officers, nurses, and nutritionists — with research activity conducted on-site, including published studies on antimicrobial resistance.
- Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)
- Meru University of Science and Technology
- Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)