SHA suspendiert MP Shah Hospital für 90 Tage nach Beschwerden

24. Juni 2026

Von KI berichtet

Die Social Health Authority hat das MP Shah Hospital aufgrund zahlreicher Patientenbeschwerden für 90 Tage vom staatlichen Krankenversicherungssystem ausgeschlossen.

In einem am 23. Juni 2026 von CEO Dr. Mercy Mwangangi unterzeichneten Schreiben erklärte die SHA, dass sie zahlreiche Beschwerden über die Gesundheitsleistungen des Krankenhauses erhalten habe. Einige Patienten waren gezwungen, Leistungen, die vollständig durch den SHIF abgedeckt sein sollten, aus eigener Tasche zu bezahlen. Dem Krankenhaus wurde zudem vorgeworfen, weniger als den berechtigten Betrag von der SHA einzufordern. Zu den untersuchten Fällen gehören Baby Thompson, dem am 3. Mai 2026 83.308 Sh in Rechnung gestellt wurden, sowie die Fälle von Guyo Rendille, P.N. Gupta und Vyonne Gakii. Dem Krankenhaus ist es bis zum Abschluss der Untersuchung untersagt, SHIF-Patienten aufzunehmen oder zu behandeln.

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