The Oxygen plant was Installed and commissioned in January 2017. The plant is able to produce 280 litres per minute of oxygen with purity levels above 95%.
The plant uses cylinder refilling module and manifold with a capacity to refill 12-18 cylinder of 8.5 m 3 in 2hours. The oxygen produced from plant is piped to CTU, Casualty, Ward 1 Medical, Ward 1 Surgical, Ward 3, two theatres in main hospital, two theatres in Mother and Child hospital, ICU, Rena Unit, NBU and labour ward.
Oxygen from the plant is also supplied to all health facilities in Makueni County.
The oxygen plant has provided a cheaper and convenient source of oxygen unlike before when oxygen was sourced from Nairobi.