Garden City, a Commercial-cum-residential complex is on the lookout for an investor for a high-end healthcare facility. Garden City managing director Chris Coulson said it has allocated land for development of a world-class medical facility which can cater to the needs of Garden City residents and beyond. It can serve as a primary hospital for over 800,000 people within a five to 10 km radius providing specialised medical services and treatment. It can also serve as a secondary healthcare facility for another 1.3 million people in the surrounding areas. The private hospital can initially plan for upto 200 beds, witha possible upgradation to a 500-bed capacity.
It was pointed out that Nairobi was developing as a medical hub, with a ready high-end clientele of multi-national staff working across East Africa looking for world-class medical services. It was also reported that affluent Kenyans preferred private facility over a public medical facility. Almost 45 percent of the upper class was ready to travel overseas for specialised treatment. Setting up high-end hospitals, it was felt would promote medical tourism.
