“We Keep Coming Back!”
“The service here is always fast and good. The patients who come to FAME get cured, and that’s why we keep coming back.”
26-year-old Celina* and her husband are no strangers to FAME. Since 2014, they have been coming to FAME for medical attention.
“My friend moved from our village to Karatu to work at FAME. When he returned to visit, he talked about his new workplace, this beautiful hospital in Karatu with outstanding doctors.”
That same year, Celina fell pregnant with their first child and promptly started her antenatal clinics at FAME. When she gave birth at FAME, despite being full-term and having had an uncomplicated pregnancy, her baby had a chest problem, and she spent four months in our Special Care Nursery (SCN).
“We were distraught, but FAME healed her. We stayed at this hospital for a long time but left with a healthy baby,” said Celina.
Since then, Celina’s family keeps coming back to FAME for different ailments, some that required hospitalization and others that didn't. In 2016, she gave birth to her second baby at FAME.
Today, Celina, accompanied by her husband and youngest child, is visiting FAME’s Outpatient Clinic (OPD). She is suffering from chest pains, a cough, and intense headaches.
“This started a few days ago and is getting progressively worse. It's very cold in our village in Ngorongoro at the moment, so I suspect I may not have been dressing warm enough. I decided to see the doctor, and my husband was kind enough to accompany me. It's a long journey from home to FAME, over two hours!” said Celina
At FAME, Celina had an X-ray and blood work. She was diagnosed with Pneumonia and given antibiotics to take home.
“I’m happy with the fast service. Since we come from quite far, it’s nice that we don’t have to spend a long time here waiting to see the doctor.”
FAME’s OPD is integral to fulfilling FAME’s vision of improving access to quality healthcare. With over 27,000 visits in 2021, our OPD remains one of the busiest departments at FAME. It provides triage, diagnosis, and treatment for patients who do not have to stay overnight at the hospital. And for the patients who do have to stay overnight, many of them will pass through OPD first.
*While the patient’s name has been changed to protect privacy, permission was secured to share her photos and story with FAME supporters, and to raise awareness of available medical care at FAME Medical