Tenwek Hospital is a mission hospital in the Bomet region that is a subsdiary of the Africa Gospel Church in cooperation with World Gospel Mission. Many of NMC's work teams have visited this hospital and met several of the missionaries that work there. They were all impressed with the level of care and compassion shown to the patients. Dr. Ernest Steury started the hospital in 1935. He was from Berne, Indiana. It has grown from a 35 bed hospital to a 300 bed referral center. They also have a Community Health Department and Development Department as well as a nursing school. When Dr. Steury first came to the area to set up his surgery practice the locals were hesitant. His break thru came when a local man asked him to help their cow who was having trouble delivering a calf. Although Dr. Steury felt unqualified he went to see if he could help. The calf was born healthy and Dr. Steury soon had several human patients! This hospital is the one that the baby center takes any seriously ill babies to. The baby center's full time nurse, Priscilla, was also trained here.
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