Uasin Gishu County Hosts 2023 Critical Care Nurses Chapter Conference
As health care professionals, it is imperative that you stay informed and adopt this advancement to ensure that you are delivering the highest quality of care possible and remember the future of critical care lies in your hands; it is your responsibility to embrace these emerging trends for the betterment of your patients.
These were the sentiments of Governor Jonathan Bii during this year’s Critical care Nurses chapter conference held in Uasin Gishu County, where he challenged the critical care nurses to come together to discuss and share experiences on a matter of utmost importance critical care.
A speech read on his behalf by Chief Officer for Promotive and Preventive Health Dr Joyce Sang, Governor Bii noted that this area of medical practice is pivotal in ensuring the survival and recovery of patients who are facing life threatening illnesses or injuries and as such,it requires undivided attention, specialist expertise, and unwavering dedication from health care professionals.
“These patients often come to you during their most vulnerable moments, holding on to the slimmest threads of hope for survival and it is your responsibility therefore as a critical care specialist to provide them with the highest level of care and support in their journey towards wellness,”said Bii.
The County Boss added that his administration is planning to set up an emergency operation unit that will coordinate responses to all health emergencies among them ambulance response unit at Burnt Forest Sub County Hospital.
“As we soldier on, we are faced with the emerging trends of chronic illnesses, sport injuries and the road traffic accidents along the Northern corridor,and as a County we are currently setting up an emergency unit at Burnt Forest sub county Hospital to help address this,”added Governor Bii.
In her speech earlier, Dr Joyce Sang challenged the critical care nurses to Optimize technology use, for advanced monitoring, evidence based practice, infection prevention and control for the success of in patient care.
Clinical Services Chief Officer Dr Paul Wangwe said that their duty in critical care is not just to treat disease but also to provide comfort, compassion, and empathy to both the patients and the families.
Representing Moi Teaching and Refferal Hospital Chief Executive Officer Dr Wilson Aruasa, Philiph Kirwa noted that MTRH has continuous invested in critical care and equipments because they offer specialised services in the country further calling on them to uphold patients privacy.
This year’s theme *emerging trends in critical care* revolutionize the field of medicine by improving patient outcome and transforming health care.
Present were Directors Dr Sarah Kipkulei (Planning and Administration) and Betty Chirchir (Nursing Services).
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