In May 2008, Arrow Web Hospital moved into our present building. This is a picture of our pharmacy shortly after we moved in:
In September 2008, we achieved our initial accreditation under NHIF. At that time, NHIF provided a list of medications with an estimated cost of $1500 and explained that these are required be in stock at all times. The hospital staff were told that if they were not able to maintain these medications, they risked losing the accreditation they worked so hard to obtain. With the reimbursement they received at the end of October, the first month they were able to accept insurance cards, they were able to purchase over half of the medications that NHIF required be stocked in the hospital pharmacy.
November 2008 brought more NHIF card carrying patients to the hospital as word spread that Arrow Web Hospital could now accept these cards. The hospital ended up being reimbursed over $700 USD at the end of November and was able to purchase the remaining stock needed for their pharmacy. NHIF officials have been checking in regularly with the hospital and have been very pleased with the progress and management of funds to date.
Since October 2008, each month our reimbursements have grown and we have been able to maintain stock in our pharmacy. The following pictures were taken in March 2009. We are very proud of our pharmacy and the growth that has occurred in less than a year's time. These are pictures of one of our doctors stocking a new supply of medications to our shelves:
Slowly but surely, your hospital pharmacy definitely looks like it's improving!
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