‘Housepital’ a word coined from ‘house’ and ‘hospital’ basically means, ‘a hospital in the house’. It basically translates to a scenario where the professional services of a hospital are brought to your house, at the comfort of your home. As long as a patient does not require the intensive care unit (ICU) or theatre, they can successfully be treated from the comfort of their home.

Is Housepital synonymous with home-based care?
The short answer is, no. Housepital introduces a new angle where highly trained and qualified nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals with the expertise of handling mild to very sick patients, actually take their services to the patients in the comfort of their homes. This sharply contrasts with the traditional home-based care concept, which mainly entailed nurse assistants or patients attendants taking care of stroke patients, or patients with dementia etc.

The making of Housepital
Medicine is an evolving field and innovation is key. When the Covid pandemic began, Dr Theophilus Wangata, lead consultant at Precise Healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya realised the need to fight the disease by treating from home. While attending to most patients diagnosed with Covid 19, Dr Wangata noticed that a good number preferred to be treated in the comfort of their homes; a phenomenon that lead to the inception of the Housepital.

At Precise Healthcare, the clinic offers various services, which include homecare services, especially during this pandemic. In addition, they also offer weight loss services, pharmacy, laboratory, counselling services, nutrition services, chiropractic services and general consultations.