{"id":219,"date":"2020-03-30T13:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T13:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/?page_id=219"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:29:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/?page_id=219","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"219\" class=\"elementor elementor-219\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-155c23f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"155c23f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7e2c6d\" data-id=\"d7e2c6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fecac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3fecac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About MeTRH<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6f00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa6f00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-694\" src=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aerial-view-3-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aerial-view-3-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Aerial-view-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Meru Teaching &amp; Referral Hopsital is a regional referral facility to the neighbouring counties of Tharaka Nithi, Marsabit and Isiolo. It also acts as a teaching institution for various medical colleges and universities in the country. The hospital currently stands on a 7.6 hectares piece of land. It serves a catchment area of Meru County with a population of about 1.4 million people. The hospital has a bed capacity of 360 beds, 22 cots and 9 incubators. The average daily outpatient attendance is about 1000 patients and daily bed occupancy rate of 150% translating to an average of 450 inpatients daily<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;\">It has a workforce of over 500 full-time employees. The hospital provides routine general medical services like outpatient services, accident and emergency, medical lab, maternity services, and x-ray\/imaging services. It is the only public facility in the Upper Eastern region offering specialised services such as MRI Imaging, oncology\/chemotherapy, laparoscopy\/minimal access surgery, maxillofacial surgery among others. It also serves as the teaching hospital for medical learning institutions such as Kenya Methodist University, Meru University, and KMTC.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa022e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa022e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growth and Development<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f2f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f2f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NEW-Ward-Block-e1687353715492.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NEW-Ward-Block-e1687353715492.jpg 960w, https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NEW-Ward-Block-e1687353715492-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NEW-Ward-Block-e1687353715492-768x390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em>New 250 Wards Block Under Construction<\/em><\/p><p>Over the years the MeTRH has transitioned from a dispensary to the current level five hospital having started by offering primary health but now offers specialised care.<\/p><p>Key achievements made by the hospital include:- MRI; CT scan; advanced laboratory tests including tumour markers\/Gene-expert and pathology department; dialysis; oxygen plant; power back up using 1000KVA generators; NHIF wing of the hospital; Trauma ward: ambulatory services; special clinic including Oncology, Palliative Care services, maxillofacial ,ENT and improved mortuary services among others. The hospital collaborates with Institutions of higher learning for capacity development. There is improvement in medical supplies, employment of specialist, comprehensive rehabilitation services; cleft lip and palate camp, laparoscopy among others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3900c73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3900c73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-93176f3\" data-id=\"93176f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d41a17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d41a17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transformation to Level 6 Status<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b68570 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b68570\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b634d5\" data-id=\"1b634d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64598ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64598ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital Board Chairman Prof. Jotham Micheni and MeTRH Director Dr. Joseph Wahome outline the changes that will be effected in all departments as the hospital transitions into a level six facility. The transition period will also facilitate a positive change in patient level of care and in delivery of specialized services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2554cc6\" data-id=\"2554cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741e7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"741e7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMeTRH.Hospital%2Fvideos%2F924172138504210%2F&show_text=false&width=560&t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"200 style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991dde9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"991dde9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Role of MeTRH<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7355b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7355b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>MeTRH recognises the critical role it has to play in the achievement of the national, regional and county agenda through provision of innovative patient-centred specialised care and training. It is an internship centre for MOH interns, clinical Officers, nurses, nutritionists and research. Our Strategic Plan has outlined the key initiatives geared towards achieving the Hospital\u2019s Mission, Vision and core mandate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d48ca26\" data-id=\"d48ca26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d976aef elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"d976aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"text-26\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><div class=\"widget-content\"><div class=\"widget-before-title\"><div class=\"widget-title-background\"><\/div><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Career Opportunity Ref: MeTRH\/HRM\/02\/2025\/2026<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital is seeking to recruit dynamic, compassionate, and highly skilled professionals to join our dedicated team for the following positions.<\/p>\n<table width=\"66%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\"><strong>Designation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\"><strong>Terms <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\"><strong>Posts<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\"><strong>Critical Care Nurse<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\">Medical Laboratory Technologist<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\">Theatre Technologist<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\">Orthopedic Technologist<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\">Inventory Clerk<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\">Pharmaceutical Technologist<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\"><strong>Registered Clinical Officer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"59%\"><strong>Medical Social Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">Contract<\/td>\n<td width=\"13%\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Deadline for receipt of applications:<\/strong> <strong>Thursday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> April, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/?page_id=1973\">Click here For Details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"text-25\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><div class=\"widget-content\"><div class=\"widget-before-title\"><div class=\"widget-title-background\"><\/div><h3 class=\"widget-title\">List of Registered Suppliers &#8211; 2024-2026<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>LIST OF REGISTERED SUPPLIERS FOR GOODS, SERVICES AND WORKS FOR THE FY 2024\/2025-2026 FOR MERU TEACHING &amp; REFERRAL HOSPITAL\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Prequalified-Suppliers-2024-2026.pdf\">Click to Download\/View<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"text-24\" class=\"widget widget_text\"><div class=\"widget-content\"><div class=\"widget-before-title\"><div class=\"widget-title-background\"><\/div><h3 class=\"widget-title\">OPEN NATIONAL TENDER<\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><ol>\n<li><strong>TENDER NUMBER:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>CGM\/ONT\/FWA\/001\/2024-2025:<\/strong>FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF INPATIENT FOODSTUFF FOR MERU TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL <a href=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TENDER-food-DOC.pdf\">TENDER INPATIENT FOODSTUFF DOC click to download<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.TENDER NUMBER: MeTRH\/ONT\/002\/2024-2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS<br \/>\nMEDICAL EQUIPMENT AT MERU TEACHING AND<br \/>\nREFERRAL HOSPITAL.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metrh.or.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/metrh-2.pdf\">TENDER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT DOC click to download\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About MeTRH Meru Teaching &amp; Referral Hopsital is a regional referral facility to the neighbouring counties of Tharaka Nithi, Marsabit and Isiolo. It also acts as a teaching institution for various medical colleges and universities in the country. The hospital currently stands on a 7.6 hectares piece of land. 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