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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!!

H earty and warm greetings to all of you at this precious

time of the Year. We continue to thank God for all His Love and good-ness and for all the good things that He has helped us to achieve.

Notable achievements within our Hospital include the new Doctors’ quarters and the modern physio-therapy (Hydrotherapy) unit. Both of these projects are a great mile-stone for Nazareth Hospital in the provision of quality healthcare to our clients. The Doctor’s quarters will enable the Hospital have Medi-cal Officers Interns who will contrib-ute immensely to the provision of quality healthcare within the various Departments.

The Hydrotherapy Unit will assist in providing quality care to the needy and marginalized patients in taking care of all physiotherapy needs. These are achievements worth cele-brating!!!! As we progress towards the end of the year, we move on positively with faith believing that it is not too late to count our blessings….as the ad-age goes, a little motivation to keep all of us going…... “10 minutes early” means I can live 10 years longer! There are two ways of catching a flight. If you’ve been flying regularly, then chances are you belong to this most common category. Getting stressed at the pace of traffic move-ment, thinking of jumping signals, driving the driver to drive a little

faster, repeatedly glancing at your watch and rushing into the airport. In every queue from baggage scanning to check-in to the security check, try-ing to jump the queue by explaining to everyone that you are running a little late for your flight… walking a little faster to start with and then maybe even jogging to make it … a tense face, yet managing a smile for every attendant to make a case for yourself … finally, you barely make it to the flight. The second way is to leave for the air-port 10 minutes early. There are two ways that a morning can start in every home. The first way is to stimulate World War III. Everyone is running … Everyone delegates work to everyone else … The phone is ring-ing and everyone is hoping that some-one else will pick it up. Someone’s at the door and everyone is pretending not to have heard the doorbell. …It looks like a rocket launch … 10…9….8..Hmm… The other way is to wake up 10 min-utes early. Urgency is the most dangerous of all addictions. It forces us to take deci-sions that we’d rather not take. It forces us to act in ways that we’d rather not. It cheats us by making us believe the situation is at fault, and not us. Urgency becomes an excuse for shoddy work and sloppy decision – making. It creates an atmosphere in which we tend to justify everything we do – from jumping queues to running around frantically.

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NAZARETH HOSPITAL

Difficult deci-sions are usu-ally good deci-sions. “10 min-utes early” will seem foolish to begin with, but it is the antidote to present-day neurosis. “10 minutes early” is one big medicine for most stress-related issues today’s man faces. “10 minutes early” will ensure that you will not have time for an appointment with crisis. “10 minutes early” means my heart can slow down by 10 counts … so that I can live 10 years longer. Have a fruitful and “10 minutes early” life as we move on with life and watch the wonderful results as they unfold.

Mission :”To provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the marginalized”.

Vision: “witnessing Christ through a healing ministry offering Holistic care”

MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR

"Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not de-

stroy it. Life is life, fight for it."

—————————- "If you judge people, you have no

time to love them." Mother Teresa

Outpatient services: General consultations. Dental Services. Laboratory Services. ENT services. Antenatal/ MCH Services. 24 Hrs Pharmacy services. Physiotherapy services. Eye checkup services.

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Nazareth Hospital newsletter Major Events

QUALITY ASSESSMENT MEETING

I n the effort of improving the quality of services and ensuring a conducive environment for the Nazareth staff and our clients, the Quality Control

department constituted a committee to oversee the standards put in place in each department and how the departments carry on with their duties. This included interviews to find out whether the department members are con-versant with what is involved in their departments. Finally, the quality control committee had a task to rate the departments’ performance as per the laid down standards. This is supposed to be a continuous process which will lead to final performance report in December and the best overall depart-ment will be rewarded on the Nazareth Day which is normally held in Decem-ber. On 10th June 2011, Departmental heads had a meeting whereby the feedback on a Quality Assessment done by the quality committee was pre-sented. The in charges received positive comments and also areas for im-provement where pointed out. The discussions included how to improve the assessment process and various points were noted. Male Ward was the best department in the first half of this year 2011. Congratulations!

T he Hospital Departmental In charges meet once every quarter

to deliberate on various issues that af-fects the services in their specific de-partments, and Nazareth hospital in general. This involves quarterly report presentations to assess achievements, challenges and review of goals. The team had their second quarter meeting for this year on 11th May 2011. Among the main issues discussed were quality of service improvement and staff involvement.

NORTH KINAGOP STAFF VISITS NAZARETH

N azareth Hospital has over two years since it comput-erized all the operations through successful imple-

mentation ofa Health Management Information System (HMIS), making it a model in the Country. We have been receiving different Hospitals from all over the Country who have been coming to familiarize themselves with the sys-tem and also to learn from our management model. On 8th July 2011 a team from North Kinagop Hospital visited. We had an exchange discussion, whereby their main aim was to find out how we have managed to computerize all our operations and how we operate with the HMIS. They were

taken through the system in different de-partments by Francis (HMIS Incharge), Mathew and Damaris and they were very impressed.

QUATERLY MEETING

VISIT BY CRS PRESIDENT REP-RESENTATIVES

O n 6th July 2011 the hospital was

honored to host Bishop Cistone and Judge Rivera from Catholic Relief Ser-vices (CRS) USA. They were representing CRS President who was expected but got commitments. CRS has been in partner-ship with Nazareth Hospital for over 7 years in the areas of HIV/AIDS Manage-ment. The Bishop really appreciated the work being done at Nazareth Hospital.

NAZARETH MEDICAL CAMP

T he Nazareth hospital mission is “To pro-vide accessible, affordable and quality

health care to the marginalized and needy ”. In line with this mission, Nazareth hospital has been holding free or subsidized medical camps within the hospital and at our branches on regular basis so as to reach those who are in need within the community. In this regard, a successful medical camp was held in Nazareth hospital on 13th July 2011. Patients were given all the services required at a cost of Kenya shillings 100 only. A total of 342 patients with different medical conditions were treated.

Special Clinic Days: Monday: Gynaecology Clinic. Wednesday: Paediatric Clinic Friday: Surgical Outpatient Clinic Tuesday: Obstetric, Diabetic and Eye Clinics Thursday: Obstetric and Medical Clinics.

The CRS Team Visiting Nazareth Hospital

Bishop Cisttone Adressing Nazareth Staff

Nurses Attending patients during medical camp

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Nazareth Hospital newsletter Major Events & SERVICES

CORPORATE CLIENTS MEETING

T he Nazareth hospital appreciates the good relationship we have with our corporate clients. In an effort to im-

prove on the quality of care to our clients, the Management invited all corporate clients for a feedback meeting which was held on 19th July 2011. There was good response and most of the companies represented expressed their appre-ciation on the services offered by Nazareth Hospital. The management wish to express the appreciation to all for ac-cepting the invitation and for the continued relationship.

STATE-OF-THE ART PHYSIOTHERAPY UNIT What is physiotherapy?

T his is the assessment, treatment and prevention of ill-ness, injury and disorders by use of physical means

such as therapeutic exercises, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, heat modalities and manual therapy rather than use of drugs. The hospital physiotherapy unit is ultra-modern and fully equipped with the latest physiotherapy equipments. The physiotherapy team is made up of qualified professionals to ensure accurate diagnoses and treatment of patients and they are all registered under umbrella of Kenya Society of Registered Physiotherapists which is an affiliate body to the World Confederation physical Therapist. Our services are administered to both outpatients and inpa-tients. They include;

• Hydrotherapy • Electrotherapy • Rehabilitation • Antenatal and postnatal programme

Hydrotherapy It is a form of treatment to patients by use of water. It is used to revitalize and maintain body systems. Hydrotherapy is chiefly used to tone up the body, to stimulate digestion, the circulation, and to bring relief from pain. Descriptions of indi-cations are given under individual assessment findings. It stimulates the nerve reflexes on the spinal cord thus relaxing the muscles and relieving pain Physiotherapy department has the following equipments;

Hydrotherapy unit and a Jacuzzi Ultrasonic therapy Combined with a vacuum unit. Electrotherapy equipments such as TENS Interferential

therapy, faradic stimulation. Gym equipments include cardiac rehab treadmill, exer-

cises bikes, tilt and standing board, quadriceps trainer, stairs trainer, therapy ball, hands exerciser, multigym etc

Traction unit for lumbar and cervical traction with both continuous and intermittent modes.

Shortwave diathermy with both pulsed and continuous modes for management of chronic and deep seated pain.

Other services include sale of;

Wheel chairs Crutches Walking frames Corset Rehabilitation aids etc.

THE DENTAL UNIT

T he Nazareth Dental Clinic is one of the outpatient clin-ics. It operates from Monday to Friday starting from

8.00am to 5.00pm at the main Hospital, we have a satellite clinic at Nazareth Ruiru Hospital which opens on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We provide quality and affordable den-tal services to our clients. The clinic has a full time dentist and qualified dental technologists, plus modern dental equip-ments. DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDE: • Oral Health Education • Comprehensive Dental

check-up • Tooth Extraction • Filling for adults and chil-

dren • Teeth scaling (cleaning &

stain removal) • Teeth whitening (masking) • Teeth replacement—

Dentures • Alignment of teeth • Root Canal treatment • Dental x-rays In continued collaboration with other players in the health services, Nazareth hospital in conjunction with WHO and the Uni-versity of Genoa-Italy, conducted a one week survey on dental care among children of the age 12 and 15 years during the quarter. More than 300 school children were interviewed and received free dental services. Nazareth dentist led the team during the survey.


A presentation during the corporate meeting

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I t was all pomp and joy as we celebrated the blessing of the new Outpatient Extension, new entrance gate, new Doctors

Quarters and the Graduation Ceremony of the 1st KRCHN stu-dents. The occasion was held on 19th August 2011. We were blessed to have His Eminence John Cardinal Njue as the Chief Guest. Cardinal Njue advised the graduates to use the skills gained well in serving the people. The granduants were the best in the country among 34 nursing colleges. The entire Nazareth Community wishes them the very best in life.

Nazareth hospital has started internship programme for the doctors and thus the new doctor’s house shall be their resi-dence.

The new OPD extension will hold a “State of the Art” Physiother-apy Unit, a Modern Laboratory and consultation clinics.

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BLESSING OF NEW BUILDINGS AND GRADUATION CEREMONY

Cardinal Njue received by the Regional Superior Sr. Mary and Nazareth Bomas

Cardinal Njue cutting the ribbon to signify opening of the New Building

The mass sermon at the Nazareth Hospital Auditorium Cardinal Njue , Regional Superior, Hospital management and the grandaunts in a group photo.

The College tutors, Nazareth staff, parents and guests attending the graduation ceremony

Message to Nazareth Medical college Alumni "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's

kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile”

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“There comes a time

When we heed a certain call When the world must come together as one

There are people dying And it's time to lend a hand to life

The greatest gift of all

We can't go on Pretending day by day

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change We are all a part of

God's great big family And the truth, you know love is all we need.”

HOLY FAMILY CENTER (HFC)

HFC is a Comprehensive Care Center of Nazareth Hospital that gives Psycosocial and ART care to people living with TB and HIV/AIDS. The centre has over 3800 active clients under care. It operates at the main hospital and other satellite clinics within Kiambu and Nairobi counties.

ART THERAPY Through the help of trees of lives teams’ Holy family centre was able to hold Art therapy for children at Naz-areth and Korogocho clinic. This year program was unique in that staff and community members were trained and later had practical lessons whose aim was to help scale up the use of art ther-apy. Over 100 children participated.

This project will now continue during the normal clinic appointment day for each child and for the group during school holiday. Staff visit to fanaka Program Staff visited Fanaka children’s home in july 2011. They spent time with the children and donated materials to the home. This is in the spirit of giving and sharing with the less fortunate members of the society.

NAZARETH JOY HOME

T hrough the HIV/AIDS clinic Nazareth encounters many desperate children. In an effort to care for these children and show them hope

and love, Nazareth has setup a children’s home. It started operations in July 2011 and already 20 children are in the home. The children are aged between 1 to 11 years old. Nazareth Joy Children’s Home is com-mitted to ensuring these children get the best care and grow in a life that promises a bright future to their adulthood. This involves having full time mothers who have been vetted through a rigorous process to ensure that they have the best qualities of a mother, and have been trained inten-sively to be able to take care of the children. The following are some of the services that Nazareth Joy Children’s home shall endeavour to provide to the children. ⇒ Accommodation ⇒ Health care ⇒ Education ⇒ Food and nutrition

N azareth Ruiru Hospital is a branch of Nazareth Hospital located at Ruiru

town. The hospital was started in the effort to take quality health care closer to the people. Over the period since it was started the num-ber of patients has been increasing and now we have the inpatient services. Nazareth Ruiru Hospital received NHIF accreditation and we appreciate since our clients who are NHIF members will be receiving the medical cover for inpatients.

O ur clients who have the NHIF card have been getting some of the inpatient bills covered by

the NHIF at Nazareth Hospital. On behalf of our clients, we acknowledge the support by the NHIF.

NAZARETH RUIRU HOSPITAL GETS NHIF ACCREDITATION

GOOD RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NAZARETH HOSPITAL AND NHIF

Nazareth Hospital newsletter

Forget about all the reasons why some-thing may not work. You only need to

find one good reason why it will.

⇒ Spiritual growth ⇒ Life skills ⇒ Psychosocial support

His Eminence Cardinal Njue and the Hospital Administrator assisted by Sr. Viji gives the gifts

to Joy Home children.


Children working on a drawing

Nazareth Receives a Commendation from NHIF

WE ARE THE WORLD

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THE NURSING COLLEGE (KRCHN)

N azareth Hospital has a well established nursing college offering diploma in nursing (KRCHN). The college has

held a total of five graduation ceremonies, (four for distant learners and one for regular (KRCHN) students) the most recent was held on 19th August this year. This was the first for KRCHN programme who had emerged in FIRST POSITION country wide. The ceremony was graced by His Eminence John Cardinal Njue. The entire Nazareth Hospital wishes them Success and all the best in their career. The R B, R C and R D Classes are expected to keep the NMC candle burning by working very hard. We wish them success and God’s blessings. These classes are out for their place-ments both in the hospital and in the community.

COMMUNITY DIAGNOSIS

T his is an activity that was coordinated by the community Health Department in the College. It involved concerted

effort of the health care workers and community members in identifying their health needs and ways of addressing them. This exercise affords the student supervised opportunity to interact with the community and integrate their skills, knowl-edge and professional attitude through practice. The R C Class carried out this activity in Karamba-ini location which culminated with an action day. during which the community members were treated for minor ailments and others re-ferred for further management. The students also shared health messages on nutrition, hygiene water treatment and family planning. We sincerely appreciate the administration and the commu-nity at large for their active participation and support through-out this exercise. To the students Kudos for the work well

Nazareth Hospital newsletter Major

Events MEDICAL TRAINING

The Counselling team and Pastor Jim

HIV CLINICAL TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

N azareth Hospital has been providing Comprehensive HIV training and mentorship for Nurses, Clinical Officers, and

Medical Officers since 2008. We strive to build the capacity of Healthcare workers by equipping them with updated knowl-edge and skills on care and management of people living with HIV so as to improve the quality of care/services offered to PLWH. The participants receive lectures as per the Kenya National Guidelines directed towards vital information needed for HIV practice and immediately given an opportunity to practice new skills in a clinic similar to the participants own under the watchful eye of experienced mentors. The training takes ten (10) days and certification is by NASCOP. The training for the Year 2011 started in July 2011 and we aim to train a total of 120 participants by the end of July 2012. So far, we have trained 21 Healthcare workers in Inte-grated Adult and Paediatric Antiretroviral Therapy course and 23 participants in Prevention of mother to child transmission.

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CMEs)

T his refers to a specific form of continuing education (CE) that helps those in the medical field maintain compe-

tence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. Grand rounds, case discussions, and meetings to discuss pub-lished medical papers constitutes the continuing learning ex-perience. Throughout the quarter, CMEs have been held on various topics and cases. These CMEs are vital In helping medical professionals and physicians to be updated on the most recent advancements and research findings in the medi-cal industry and to acquire more knowledge and valuable skills in the treatment of various illnesses. All medical practi-tioners are encouraged to continue participating in the CMEs so that we can continue providing better quality medical care to the patients.


Training in progress

“Joy increases as you give it, and diminishes as you try to keep it for yourself. In giving it, you will accumu-late a deposit of joy greater than you ever believed possible.”

Students educating patients in the community

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THE TEAM BUILDING OUTINGS

I n the last quarter, four different groups had a day out on different team building trips. The outings have been very exiting and enhancing team work by being there for one another. Its through these outings where all are equal and true team spirit

becomes real…. People of different age, different positions at workplace, different departments, different professions etc gets to interact freely and support each other. This means that if we can embrace the same spirit at workplace, everything would be very easy for everyone in Nazareth hospital and this in turn would reflect to our clients through good services; hence Nazareth hospital would be the best place to be. The outings are not just for fun but a time to reflect on how best we can work together as a team, and to know our colleagues better so as to appreciate them. Thanks to the Management for the continued support through team buildings.

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Having strong well defined family values helps solidify the foundation for a strong, tight knit family. When cultivated long enough this close-ness provides a soft place to fall when life doesn’t go according to plan. Strong and consistent family values are important in building trust and confidence in each family member.

1.Belonging. It is important that each member of feel that they are loved, that they belong and that they matter. Being a cohesive family could mean that you spend every spare minute together doing family activities but keep in mind that everyone is different. Creating a strong family unit is great but each person should be allowed the space and freedom to explore the activities they think they may en-joy. People are more courageous and more willing to take chances if they know they have a safe place to come back to when things don’t quite work out. Coming together for special occasions and holidays and just spending time together as a family is what helps build that sense of belonging.

2. Flexibility. I’m all for order, schedules and structure in my family to help maintain some level of sanity. But too much structure and the unwillingness to give a little can result in a lot of unhappiness and resentment. The more flexibility you have in decision making, for example, the happier your family will be for it. Imagine one member of the family always thinking they are right and enforcing their way of doing things. This certainly wouldn’t lead to much happiness within the family unit.

3. Respect. To respect each other is to take feelings, thoughts, needs, and preferences in to account when making decisions. It also means acknowledging and valuing everyone’s thoughts, feelings and contributions to the family as a whole. Respect is indeed earned and there is a very fine line between it and fear. The only way to earn and keep someone’s respect is to first show them respect yourself. Re-spect as an important family value will extend out of the home and into school, work or other social settings.

4. Honesty. This is the foundation of any relationships that are meant to last. Mother-daughter, husband-wife, sister-brother. With-out honesty a deeper connection will not form and certainly won’t last. Encourage honesty by practicing understanding and respect when someone tells you of their wrong doings. If we lose it and get angry when we’re told what has happened the other person will be more likely to hide it from you next time simply to avoid the disre-

5. Forgiveness. Forgiving people who have wronged you is an im-portant choice to make. Yes, forgiveness is a choice. It is not some feeling that randomly washes over you when you feel the other person has “suffered” enough. This can be tough since a lot of us tend to equate forgiveness with saying what you did was okay. They are not the same thing. Holding a grudge, is not conducive to a close family with mutual respect. Keep in mind that everyone makes mistakes, we all occasionally say things we wish we hadn’t and non of us are perfect. Refer to value 3 communication. Get issues out in the open, gain some understanding and move on. Life is too short.

TOP 5 ESSENTIAL FAMILY VALUES

CONGRATULATIONS NEW MOTHERS!!! • Susan Njeru • Judy Nkatha

Poem for you and all parents All of our babies are presents from God Presents that are merely on loan. To us He's entrusted these most precious gifts As if they were truly our own. God has in our care then allowed them to be To nurture, to love, and to train. To teach them of God's plan for living Setting values for them to attain.

Life's great hourglass for us mortals can't pause The sand never stops flowing through. When the babies grow on and depart from the nest We have done for them all we can do. The time they are babies lasts only so long They appear and then soon they are gone They, too, will get presents of God's very own The continuous cycle moves on.

In time all these 'presents' to God will return Be their span of live short or extended For their ultimate destiny lies solely with Him It is all just as God has intended.

Some of the photos of Nazareth staff during different team building outings

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Ingredients (serves 4) • 8g sachet dried yeast • 3/4 cup (180ml) warm wa-ter • 1/2 tsp caster sugar

• 2 cups (300g) plain flour

• 1 tsp salt

• 1/3 cup pizza sauce • 150g marinated artichokes, sliced • 150g chargrilled capsicum, sliced • 140g prosciutto

Method • Preheat oven

to 200°C. Whisk yeast, water and sugar together. Set aside for 10 minutes. Sift flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir yeast mixture into flour and mix well.

• Knead dough on a floured surface for 5 minutes. Place into a large greased bowl. Cover and leave in a warm place for 45 minutes. Punch down dough and knead until smooth.

• Divide in half. Roll out each portion on a lightly floured surface into a circle 28cm in diameter. Place each onto a pizza tray.

• Spread bases with pizza sauce. Top with artichokes, capsicum, prosciutto and ol-ives. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Arrange bocconcini on top. Cook for 2 minutes. Serve topped with rocket .

A story for people of all religions and, indeed, none.

O ne night a man had a dream. He dreamt he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he no-

ticed two sets of footprints on the sand: one belonging to him and the other to the Lord. When the last scene had flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints and he noticed only one set. He also noticed that this happened during the lowest and saddest times of his life. This bothered him and he questioned the Lord. 'Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk all the way with me, but I noticed that during the most troublesome times of my life there was only one set of footprints. I don't understand why, when I needed you most, you deserted me.' The Lord replied, 'My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, those were the times when I carried you in my arms.'

1. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. 2. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out. 3. Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. 4. Going to a church doesn't make you a christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic. 5. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity. 6. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before. 7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious. 8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. 9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program. 10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

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