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Health Sector Statistics
Operational Health Facilities by Level, Type and Ownership, 2017 -2021

KEPH Type of Health Ownership 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Level 1 Facility
Level 2 Dispensary MoH 4,350 4,459 4,652 4,818 4,902
Private 126 138 147 153 118
FBO 812 819 829 843 661
NGO 21 23 27 36 35
Sub-Total 5,309 5,439 5,655 5,850 5,716
Medical Clinic MoH 11 13 14 20 31
Private 3902 4,193 4,427 4,890 4,619
FBO 11 16 17 23 49
NGO 233 238 240 245 217
Sub-Total 4,157 4,460 4,698 5,178 4,916
Stand Alone MoH 34 34 34 35 39
Private 143 149 169 188 172
FBO 22 22 22 22 20
NGO 86 90 93 99 80
Sub-Total 285 295 318 344 311
Total 9,751 10,194 10,671 11,372 10,943
Level 3 Medical Centre MoH 0 0 0 0 0
Private 469 582 685 719 533
FBO 3 7 8 9 10
NGO 21 23 24 18 13
Sub-Total 493 612 717 746 556
Health Centre MoH 1,023 1,028 1,039 1,093 1,109
Private 11 12 13 14 15
FBO 201 202 204 214 192
NGO 37 37 39 47 33
Sub-Total 1,272 1,279 1,295 1,368 1,349
Nursing Home MoH 0 0 0 0 0
Private 214 249 286 226 358
FBO 5 5 5 5 4
NGO 8 9 10 10 6
Sub-Total 227 263 301 241 368
Total 1,992 2,154 2,313 2,355 2,273
Level 4 Primary Care MoH 353 354 356 357 365
Hospitals Private 231 269 303 373 409
FBO 101 106 109 106 110
NGO 12 12 14 13 11
Total 697 741 782 849 895
Level 5 Secondary Care MoH 13 13 13 13 13
Hospitals Private 2 2 2 2 2
FBO 3 3 3 3 5
NGO 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 18 18 18 20
Level 6 Tertiary Referral MoH 6 6 6 6 6
Hospitals 2 Private 0 0 0 0 0
FBO 0 0 0 0 0
NGO 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 6 6 6 6
Grand Total 12,464 13,113 13,790 14,600 14,137
Source: Kenya Master Health Facility List, Ministry of Health
Table below shows the number of hospital beds and cots by ownership, from 2017 to 2021. The number of hospital beds increased
by 10.1 per cent to 90,417 while the number of hospital cots increased by 9.2 per cent to 9,766 in 2021. The number of hospital
beds in public facilities rose from 37,069 in 2020 to 38,132 in 2021 while hospital beds in private hospitals have been increasing
steadily over the past five years rising to 36,817 in 2021.

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