We carry out over 5,000 paediatric surgeries in a year ranging from general paediatric surgeries to paediatric specialties specific surgeries. The hospital theaters are well equipped with state of the art and paediatric age- appropriate equipment. For a number of surgeries, the laparoscopic (minimally invasive) option is available and preferable.
About the service

Why Us
Surgical care is provided by highly skilled multi-disciplinary teams of paediatric surgeons, theatre nurses, paediatric anaesthesiologists, with support from other medical specialists.
Post – surgical nursing care is provided by highly skilled paediatric nurses. Most of the surgical interventions are billed through standard and predictable bundled care packages which include the cost of surgery and post – surgical care.
Paediatric Surgical Services and Conditions
- General paediatric surgeries
- Cardiac (Heart) & Cardiothoracic Surgeries
- Dental and Maxillofacial surgeries
- Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Surgeries
- Cleft Lip & Palate and Craniofacial Surgeries
- Neurosurgeries
- Ophthalmic (eye) surgeries
- Urologic surgeries
- Dermatological Surgeries
- Plastic and reconstructive surgeries
- Vascular surgeries
- Pulmonology/respiratory tract procedure surgeries
Paediatric Anaesthesia and Surgery Doctors

M.B.Ch.B (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Mmed. Anaes (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia (University of Nairobi), Healthcare Leadership and Management (University of Washington, USA), Healthcare Management (Strathmore University, Kenya) Languages spoken: English
Dr Nabulindo is a specialist consultant Paediatric Anaesthesiologist at the Gertrude’s Childrens’ Hospital since 2023. Earlier she practised at the hospital as a visiting consultant since 2014. She completed her fellowship in 2014 at the University of Nairobi with external rotations at Boston Childrens’ Hospital and Monroe Carell Childrens’ Hospital at Vanderbilt in the USA. She has thus gained extensive experience in managing anaesthesia needs of children of all ages and complexity of disease in the perioperative period. At GCH Dr Nabulindo is involved in offering anaesthesia services to our surgical patients of all ages. She is also involved in running the Acute Pain Service and Paediatric Procedural Sedation service. Dr Nabulindo has extensive experience in medical education having taught at a leading medical school for 12 years. She is also involved in research in paediatric anaesthesia. At GCH, she trains healthcare practitioners in acute pain management and paediatric procedural sedation. As a healthcare management specialist, she has interest in optimizing available resources to make high quality anaesthesia services available to as many children as possible. She is also a big advocate of parental involvement in management of the paediatric surgical patient.
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Admission & Eligibility
At Gertrude’s Hospital, a children’s facility, only patients who are below 18 years old are eligible for admission as inpatients. Admission is only based on a child’s medical needs at the time they are being admitted.
Once admitted, the patients are placed under the care of an appropriate and experienced private consultant.
Casualty
This admission follows the normal procedure whereby a patient comes to Gertrude’s Hospital as an outpatient case and the doctor feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation.
Satellite Clinics
This admission almost follows the normal procedure whereby a patient comes to Gertrude’s Hospital as an outpatient case. But in this case, the patients visits one of the Gertrude’s Hospital’s Satellite Clinics and the doctor from the clinic feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation.
The patient is referred to the satellite clinic and transport is organised to take the patient to Gertrude’s Main Hospital. A bed is prepared to make the admission smooth.
Emergency
This admission does not follow the normal procedure in an Emergency case and the patient is very serious and doctor feels that it will be in the best interest of the patient’s health to be admitted for further treatment and observation, the patient is admitted directly to the ward or ICU depending on the status of the patient.
Our branches
Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital
34 Muthaiga Road
0207206000, 0730645000, 0709529000
Lavington Medical Centre:
Othaya Road, Off Gitanga Road
0207206002, 0730645002, 0709529002
Donholm Medical Centre:
Manyanja Road, Off Doonholm Roundabout
0207206003, 0730645003, 709529003
Nairobi West Medical Centre:
T-Mall, 3rd Floor, Langata Road
0207206004, 0730645004, 0709529004
Pangani Medical Centre:
Juja Road, Next to Pangani Girls, Pangani Road
0207206005, 0730645005, 709529005
Embakasi Medical Centre:
North Airport Road, Next to City Cabanas
0207206006, 0730645006, 0709529006
Thika Medical Centre:
Zuhura Place, along Kenyatta Highway, Thika
0207206010, 0730645010, 0709529010
Buru Buru Medical Centre:
The Point Mall, Rabai Road
0207206012, 0730645012, 0709529012
TRM Medical Centre:
Thika Road Mall 2nd Floor, Thika Road
0207206013, 0730645013, 0709529013
Sarit Medical Centre:
Sarit Centre, 2nd Floor, Karuna Road, Westlands
0207206014, 0730645014, 0709529014
The Junction Mall Medical Centre:
The Junction Mall 4th Floor Ngong Road
0207206015, 0730645015, 0709529015
Komarock Medical Centre:
Mwangaza Road Komarock Phase II
0207206007, 0730645007, 0709529007
Kisumu Medical Centre:
Mito Jura Road, Off Jomo Kenyatta Highway, Kibuye
0709529017 | 0730645017
Meru Medical Centre:
Greenwood City Mall, 2nd Floor, Off Meru Embu Highway
0709529018 | 0730645018
Mombasa Medical Centre:
Links Plaza, 1st Floor, Links Road, Nyali
0207206011, 0730645011, 709529011
Syokimau Medical Centre:
Gateway Mall, 4th Floor, Mombasa Road
0207206016, 0730645016, 0709529016
Kitengela Medical Centre:
Kitengela Mall, 3rd Floor, Namaanga Road
0207206008, 0730645008, 0709529008
Rongai Medical Centre:
Maiyan Mall, 1st Floor, Rongai
0207206009, 0730645009, 0709529009