{"id":382,"date":"2021-01-06T06:16:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T06:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcus.co.ke\/chs\/?page_id=382"},"modified":"2026-10-27T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:54:09","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_color=&#8221;#F5F7FC&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;60&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;70&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"cohs-a\">\n<ul class=\"cohs-facts\" aria-label=\"Key facts\">\n<li><span class=\"cohs-fact-n\">1987<\/span><span>Founded as Tenwek School of Nursing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cohs-fact-n\">1999<\/span><span>First class of Registered Community Health Nurses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cohs-fact-n\">5<\/span><span>Programmes: two diplomas and three higher diplomas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; 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tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<div class=\"cohs-a\">\n<div class=\"cohs-story\">\n<div class=\"cohs-story-intro\">\n<h2 class=\"cohs-h2\">Our story<\/h2>\n<p>What began as a nursing school inside a mission hospital has become a trusted name in training medical practitioners in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>We keep adapting our curriculum to the needs of the communities our graduates serve, pairing theory with hands-on clinical experience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cohs-story-img\" src=\"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TWH139-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"Nursing students reading together on campus\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div>\n<ol class=\"cohs-tl\">\n<li><span class=\"cohs-tl-y\">1987<\/span>\n<div>\n<h3>Tenwek School of Nursing opens<\/h3>\n<p>Founded to train nurses alongside the clinical work of Tenwek Hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cohs-tl-y\">1999<\/span>\n<div>\n<h3>First graduating class<\/h3>\n<p>Our first Registered Community Health Nurses graduate. A class has followed every year since.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"cohs-tl-y\">Today<\/span>\n<div>\n<h3>Diplomas and higher diplomas<\/h3>\n<p>Classroom learning combined with clinical rounds. Two diploma programmes for school leavers:<\/p>\n<p class=\"cohs-pills\" id=\"programmes\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/diploma-in-nursing\/\">Diploma in Nursing &rarr;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/diploma-in-clinical-medicine\/\">Diploma in Clinical Medicine &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And three two-year higher diplomas for qualified practitioners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Critical Care Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Cardiac Perfusion<\/li>\n<li>Trauma and Emergency Nursing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"cohs-pills\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tenwekhospitalcollege.ac.ke\/cohs\/application-forms\/\">Higher diploma application forms &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cohs-tl-next\"><span class=\"cohs-tl-y\">Next<\/span>\n<div>\n<h3>Programmes in development<\/h3>\n<p>Planned, not yet open for applications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anaesthesia<\/li>\n<li>BSc Nursing, in partnership with Kenya Highlands University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; 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