Meet one of the Top 40 Under 40 Doctor and Hospital CEO
MEDICAL WOMAN CRUSH WEDNESDAY
Article by: Suleiman Ndoro Jnr (Dr Audi)
DR FARDOSA AHMED, 33 YEARSCEO PREMIER HOSPITAL
This week's medical woman crush Wednesday (WCW) is Dr Fardosa Ahmed, a mother of 2 and the CEO of Premier Hospital that is located in Mombasa, Kenya.
Her story is inspiring that I believe any girl child to keep on fighting for her dream minding that one day she will be like her or even more than her. Dr Fardosa was featured amongst the Top 40 under 40 women in Kenya this year.
Below is her story. Be inspired.
Growing up, Dr Ahmed
aspired to be many things except a doctor. That changed in high school at
Loreto Convent Valley Road on the advice of a doctor. Today, she is the chief
executive of a hospital she oversaw its set-up four years ago when she was 29
years old.
She is in charge of the Mombasa hospital with
a bed capacity of 70 patients. “I oversaw every aspect of the project including
financial planning, architectural design, construction, machinery/equipment
importation and recruitment,” she says.
“After the project
completion, I developed structures and systems to set up all departments of the
hospital which include clinical and non-clinical departments.” Being a CEO of a
hospital, the mother-of-two says she signed up to “24/7/365” job.
“The weight of
balancing the needs of employees, patients and shareholders makes for an extremely challenging and rewarding
experience,’’ she says. She graduated from the University of Nairobi with
Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery, and did a post-graduate diploma
holder in healthcare management.
“It sounds cliché, but I credit God for my
success. Just five years ago, if you told me that I would be the CEO of a tier
1 hospital, I would have dismissed you,’’ she says. It is while working in a
public hospital that she learnt how to balance between quality and resource
constraints, lessons that are helpful in her current role.
“We had constant issues that hindered our
ability to offer quality service, from breakdown of machinery to human resource
challenges. It was frustrating. I longed to be in an administrative position to
facilitate prudent management even as I was cognisant of the resource
challenges,” she says.
Below are some of the images of the elegant Premier Hospital
SOURCE: TOP 40 UNDER 40 WOMEN IN KENYA MAGAZINE-NATION MEDIA GROUP.
You can visit their website through the link provided here. https://www.premierhospital.org/
MashaAllah! May The Almighty protect, guide and reward her for her extraordinary effort!
ReplyDeleteCool i am looking for a job as a clinical officer
ReplyDeleteProud of this lady!
ReplyDeleteWow so inspiring.....Am going to push hard
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