Sanyati Baptist Hospital Makeover Team Part One

Six Volunteers from Tennessee (left to right Jordan Fray, John Carlisle, Doug Kelley, Cory Miller, Peter Sierson, and Bud Fray) came to Sanyati Hospital the last week of August to inspect the hospital and get an idea of what all was needed to complete the renovation.



Sanyati Baptist Hospital opened in 1953 as two huts in which patients could receive medical attention from Drs. Giles and Wana Ann Fort. The first incubator at the hospital was an apple crate with blankets and a hot water bottle. By 1956 the first wing of the hospital was built and other wings were added later on. Today the hospital is a large complex.



Even though the hospital was “nationalized” in 1980, Baptists continue to support the work there and currently Dr. Mark Byler is a physician there.



Every nook and cranny of the hospital was inspected and the volunteers had a number of “light” and humorous moments as they made their rounds.



It didn’t take long to notice how outdated the equipment was throughout the hospital.



Continued in Sanyati Baptist Hospital Makeover Team Part Two