{
  "id": 2387027,
  "title": "KNH tells non-emergency patients to seek care elsewhere amid congestion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/knh-tells-non-emergency-patients-to-seek-care-elsewhere-amid",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/knh-tells-non-emergency-patients-to-seek-care-elsewhere-amid-congestion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) advised patients seeking non-emergency medical care to consider other health facilities as the national referral hospital grapples with a surge in patient numbers and congestion linked to the ongoing health workers’ industrial action. In a press statement on Thursday, August 20, 2026, KNH said the disruption of health services in various [...] The post KNH tells…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}