ST. CAMILLUS MISSION HOSPITAL
"WE TREAT WITH LOVE"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The St. Camillus Mission Hospital was founded in 1997 by the religious congregation
of the Servants of the Sick (Camillians) with the aim of caring for the sick poor and
underprivileged people in Kenya. The facility is located on the southern banks of
Lake Victoria, in Karungu, in the Migori province of the Nyanza region.
The hospital is run both my religious and lay staff committed to the ministry of
caring for the needy. In fact, we target those people who are in real need of
treatment and health services. The area is highly affected by AIDS where many
people have been directly contaminated by the virus or are suffering from its indirect
consequences. The aspiration of all those working at the hospital is to provide the
sick with tender loving care, with words and with actions, and this is sometimes done
at the risk of their own lives.
OUR VISION
Imagine a healthy society where the marginalized, namely the sick, the poor, the widows,
the elderly, the orphans and the people living with AIDS, directly or indirectly, are accepted,
restored to health and assisted in alleviating their pain and suffering.
Our vision means that we have to make an effort to provide access to quality health
services and to encourage the community to adopt behaviour patterns that will be conducive
to the maintenance of good health and a life of dignity.
OUR MISSION
As Camillians, we place the human being at the centre of our daily activities. All men
and women are God's children and hence the dignity of every single individual is an inalienable
right, as is the right to life and to health.
At the St. Camillus Hospital, we are committed, day after day, to satisfy the needs of the sick,
especially of the most indigent. Our mission is to show unconditional love to those who are suffering
by offering them attention, solidarity and hope, in addition to an appropriate medical treatment.
The AIDS patients are received and treated by competent and motivated staff who work to alleviate
their pain and help them fight against the discrimination of which these patients are victims
within their community. We put ourselves at the service of the last, as instructed by Jesus
Christ, without distinction of sex, age, ethnic group and religion, because everyone has a right
to be the subject of our respect and dedication. According to the teachings of our founder,
St. Camillus de Lellis, we do our utmost, day in day out, to "put more heart in our hands."
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| 1993:
St. Camillus Mission Hospital project started when the Camillian Community
moved to Karungu and bought land at Rabuor Village with the intention
to build an health institution. While the excavation of the foundation
trenches for stores, workshop and religious house was started, a small
dispensary has been opened at Kiranda Mission.
1994: The stores,
workshop and religious house came to be completed. The General Supe-rior
of the Camillians Very Rev. Fr. Angelo Brusco did the blessing and the
opening of the religious house on 1st May.
The excavation job of the hospital started. Most Rev. Linus Okok Bishop
of Homa-Bay blessed the foundation in December.
1995: January:
beginning of job for the foundation of an 8 flats staff house.
1996: In February
the Dispensary was moved from Kiranda Mission to the newly finished
staff house.
The construction of a two flats Doctor's house and a volunteers' house
started.
1997:
- The
job for the Isolation complex wards resumed.
- On 14 July
was done a partial opening of the Hospital building, which composed
of O.P.D. Department, Pharmacy, Laboratory and 25 beds as a general
ward.
- The administration
offices, laundry and sewing room were completed while Paediatric
ward and some other rooms for patients were opened.
- Labour
ward, Delivery room and Incubators room became completed.
- Due
to an outbreak of cholera, we opted to use the X-ray Department area
as a small temporary Isolation ward, in this way the bed capacity
reached 75.
1998:
- Theatre Department was completed to handle both minor and major
operations.
- Children’s
welfare and Antenatal Clinic, as well as the Ultra-sound and
E.C.G services became launched.
- On 29th May, His Excellency Mons Giovanni Tonnuci, Apostle
Nuncio in Kenya inaugurated the Hospital and the District Commissioner
Mr. Kirui did the official opening.
- A new 8 flat staff storey house was started as well as the
main road crossing the hospital compound.
1999:
- The Solar panel for supply of hot water regularly to the patients
and staff was installed. On the other hand the National Hospital
Insurance Fund (N. H. I. F.) Board approved our Hospital.
- The storey staff house was completed. The X-ray Department started
functioning. The TV Network from Italy, TMC and Telepace film presented
Programmes of the Hospital.
2000:
- Completion of the new medical ward with necessary facilities
in the rooms.
- The installation of security lights and flowers planted a long
side the avenue.
- Also the inauguration of the new medical ward by the General
Father accompanied by all the Camillian Provincial Superiors
all over the world in the occasion of their meeting in Kenya.
- The installation of the statue of Saint Camillus; to bless
the sick here in the hospital.
- The construction of a new 4 staff flat has been started.
2001:
- The building of the new 4 flat houses has been completed to accommodate
staff.
- Another 4 flat staff houses building project is started.
- The construction of the Hospital mortuary and clinic is going on
at a good level.
2002:
- The 4 Staff flat is
finished. As well new building where we accommodate Dentist,
Orthoptist, Pastoral and counsellors, Clinics, Hope & Life
and Awake group.
2003:
- In January our Mortuary with cold rooms becomes operational.
A new entry gate to the mortuary as well opened.
- A new cemetery to burry the still-births from our hospital
constructed.
- In April the PMTCT (prevention of mother to child transmission)
start functioning.
- In May the twins project: Hope and Life (PLWHA), Awake groups
for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS offices start to work
with six members of staff.
- Improvement of laboratory with new Haematology analyzer (Beckman
Coulter) machine.
2004:
- Construction of 10 watchmen
houses is completed in the staff quarters.
- Laboratory if furnished with a CD4 FACSCOUNT SYSTEM machine
for HIV/AIDS patients
- ARV distribution project funded by US government through CRSC
begins to operate in the hospital in August
2005:
- Cement pavement outside the main hospital building
- Cover the roof of the last section of clinic building
2006 PLAN:
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| This is a private non profit making (charitable) Mission
Hospital run by Camillian religious (SERVANTS OF THE SICK)
within Homa- Bay Diocese.
HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
This is a committee whose objective is to cater for Health care programmes
between the Hospital and the community.
GROUPS
- PASTORAL
CARE GROUP: Hospital
employees whose work is to visit the sick at their homes in Karungu
form this group, which takes care of the needy ones both spiritually
and physically.
- COUNSELLING
GROUP: The
counsellors are professionals and are registered by KAPC (Kenya
Association of Professional Counsellors) to offer their services
in the hospital and to people in the community. It is currently
made up of 14 members.
- HOPE
AND LIFE: It
is a group of people living with HIV virus. It was initiated in
May 2003 with members of St. Camillus M. Hospital – Karungu.
The purpose of the group is to create and sustain a network of
people living with HIV/AIDS by fostering mutual aid.
- AWAKE: This is a group of people teaming
together to foster the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS along the Lake
Victoria region. It was initiated in May 2003 by the St. Camillus Hospital
members to promote understanding, knowledge and raising awareness on
HIV/AIDS, thus develop quality of life.
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