About Maua Methodist Hospital

Location

Maua Methodist Hospital is in Meru County, Kenya East Africa.MMH is situated in the Nyambene Hills at an altitude of 5,600 feet, 276 Kms north east of Nairobi.

Brief History

Maua Methodist Hospital (MMH) is an institution of the Methodist Church in Kenya, established in 1928 by British Methodist Missionaries in obedience to the great commission of Christ (Matthew 28:19-20). From that humble and modest start, the hospital has grown to be a Regional Referral Hospital in Meru County, providing holistic services to a wide catchment area and offering training of health care workers. MMH has also become an important hub for community health and development services. The General Superintendent of the East Africa District of the Methodist Church observed in his 1918 annual report the need for a healing ministry in Meru. In response to that report, the British Methodist Church approved the building of a 50-bed hospital in 1928. Construction was done in the next 2 years and the hospital was officially opened on July 15th 1930. The facility was given the name ‘Berresford Memorial Hospital’ in remembrance of Thomas Berresford, a young man who had planned to become a doctor but unfortunately died at the age of 22. The family donated the university fees for Thomas to the Methodist Church to build a hospital.

We have aptly given the main hospital driveway the name Berresford Avenue in honour of the Berresford family who have made a tremendous contribution to the medical ministry in Maua.
The need for training of health care workers was recognized early as a way of sustaining staffing in the health care ministry. A programme to train dressers was started in 1942 and this cadre was upgraded to nursing care staff later. The certificate programme of Enrolled Community Nurses was started in 1976 under the leadership Sister Meg Bailey.
The School of Nursing was approved for training of nurses at Diploma (KRCHN) level in 1996 and has become one of the best Nursing Schools in the country attaining near 100% pass rate every year. The School has now diversified its training programmes to include KRCHN, Health Information/Records management courses, and many others. It was renamed Methodist College of Health Sciences (MCHS) in March 2019.
The Hospital undertook a preventive health care approach from early on in its work. Initially, the midwife Sr Muriel Chalkley went into the community talking to the chiefs and various groups, begging mothers to come and deliver in the hospital. Some major achievements in the 1970s were the training of Community Health Workers and Traditional Birth Attendants. The Community Health Department (CHD) was established in 1976 under the leadership of Sister Meg Bailey.

In the last 4 decades, the hospital has added many other items to its list of services. This has included expanding the range of surgical procedures, specialized surgical procedures such as orthopaedic surgery by visiting specialists, eye care services by visiting ophthalmologists, optical services, Comprehensive Care Clinic & Palliative care, expanded laboratory services, X-ray services, visiting Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) and paediatric specialists, internal medicine, obstetric and gynaecology (OB/GYN) services, doctors internship, rotation for doctors from universities around the world and a private outpatient clinic for those who would like to consult a doctor by appointment.
Physical infrastructure has also been improved over the years. Through partnership with overseas works teams, the hospital has installed 2 water boreholes, a dependable water supply from the hills that feed a high-level water tank, fire hydrants and many buildings. The Advance Team continue to do valuable work in developing a hospital physical master plan.
In recent times, many other health care providers have come onto the scene around the hospital. These include public health facilities and private health care facilities. The hospital seeks to work with all these providers in partnership that would produce synergy and give the community good local comprehensive health care.
The strategic plan 2019 – 2024 has been developed at a time when the global community has adopted the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and re-launched primary health care (PHC) as the means to the attainment of SDG 3 on ‘healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all’. The Government of Kenya has launched the “Big Four Agenda” which includes universal health coverage that has the ambitious goal of ensuring that every Kenyan has access to affordable, quality health care. We believe that this noble goal will be achieved with government leadership that embraces partnership with the Church Health Services.

Vision Statement

All receive quality and compassionate healthcare in obedience of the Great commandment. (John 13:34)

Mission Statement

To serve as a leading Christian referral and training institution providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare that demonstrates the power of the gospel.

Motto

Sharing and caring.

Core Vales

1. God fearing - the central value and foundation of all that we do is a reverent fear of the Lord. Proverbs 9:10
2. Commitment - doing what we have agreed to do in our roles and making the best use of all our resources, including time.
3. Embracing professionalism- in areas within our hospital community and with our clients, partners and suppliers of goods and services.
4. Honesty - in all our dealings amongst staff and in the services we offer to our clients.
5. Integrity - promoting and encouraging integrity at individual level and as an organization.
6. Accountability - both through established systems, to one another and to our partners and clients.
7. Respect - we recognize diversity of opinions and deliberately endeavour to respect each other within established norms.
8. Teamwork - everyone’s contribution is important, and no individual can succeed alone.
9. Courage - acting boldly on our convictions based on information available to us for improving our services.

Leadership

Hospital Board

Chairman - Hospital Board
Rev. Isaiah Deye
Presiding Bishop

 

Board of Governors

1.	Bishop Isaiah Deye	- Presiding Bishop of Methodist Church in Kenya	Chairman
2.	Bishop Kinoti Anampiu	- Nyambene Synod Bishop	Vice Chair
3.	Prof. John Mungania	- MMH CEO	Secretary
4.	Dr. Samuel Mwenda	- Secretary General of Christian Health Association	Member
5.	Mrs Norah Nkwene	- Community Leader	Member
6.	Mr. Charles Kimathi	- MCK Advocate	Member
7.	Mrs. Isabella Meeme	- Bussiness Community Representative	Member
8.	Mr. David Baariu	- Representation from Igembe South	Member
9.	Mrs. Ann Kinya Nyomoo	- Representation from Igembe Central	Member
10.	Dr. Kariuki	- MOH Igembe South	Member
11.	Hon. Titus Murithi Mutiiria	- Community Political Representative	Member
12.	Dr. Griffins Omondi	- Medical Officer Incharge	Member

Hospital Management Team