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How to Change Your NHIF Preferred Hospital

The new NHIF guidelines provide for a member to choose their preferred outpatient hospital /medical facility  where they will be going to seek outpatient medical help. The preference here is pegged on the proximity and well your own opinion about the facility.

Related: How to check the NHIF account contribution status on your Phone

Once you choose a preferred facility you will not be able to get your medical services paid by NHIF from ANY other hospital. In the situation where you might need to change your preferred outpatient medical facility/ hospital; NHIF allows you to do so twice a year. Download the CHANGE OF MEDICAL FACILITY FORM 

Update 29 August 2018: On the outpatient medical facility form, you can indicate a different hospital for each of your family members. This very helpful for those families who stay in different towns.

There is usually a national call out for change of NHIF preferred facilities. When the call is out you are advised to visit your new hospital and change your preference.

If you feel you need to change the hospital before a call is made you can still visit your nearest NHIF branch and submit the change of medical facility form.

Related: How to check your NHIF number in case you misplace the card

NHIF branch offices in Nairobi.

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111 thoughts on “How to Change Your NHIF Preferred Hospital

  • ANGELINA MWIKALI

    how long does it take for new selected hospital being active after changing from previous selected one

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  • stan dan omondi

    OTP for my friend is going to an old phone contact; Is it possible to change online without a physical visit?

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  • Mary Anyango Ondiek

    My OTP is being sent to a strange phone number. How do I go about this?

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  • joseph kamau

    i don’t want to change the facility i visit, how do i go about it

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  • stephen wanyoike wairimu

    plis help me to choose my outpatient facility n change my phone number to 0721651736 id 11678621

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  • Judy N. Muchiri

    I have tried to change hospital using this *155# but it keeps on telling me the phone number is not valid at the time of choosing i sent someone, i have tried to call the number its ever busy, i have written so many emails but they dont reply. what am i supposed to do

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  • Joseph mundiah

    I wish to change my preferred medical facility, though I lost my safaricom line I was registered on. I wish to know if this can be done online.

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  • Hi,how do i choose.select my preferred hospital
    however i lost my line ,so whenever i dial *155# the sms is send to
    my previous number,how do i change my number to the current.

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    • DANIEL OMUNGU

      my current hospital st. judes in komarock is not serving me well. I want to change to another hospital Afya hospital kayole

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  • Josphine Adisa

    I want to select hospital but there is a big problem I can’t find the options

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    • Martin Gikundi Kithinji

      Why is it whenever I try to dial *155# or any other way to select outpatient Hospital, am told my line is not recognized, even after putting my ID number, my NHIF card is for about 18 yrs old and i cannot remember when i changed my mobile number

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      • daniel mutuku nduku

        i lost my phone number which i had registered in nhif and i want to check my status via mobile phone. how should do please?

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  • Hannah Karanja

    Hi.i applied for NHIF abt 6 yes ago but never collected my card.The reason being,I visited your offices at Kitengela
    more than 10 times to collect the same bt every time I was told,’ come after 2 wks.’ It reached a point and I gave up.My question is can I collect my card any time now?Still in Kitengela?

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  • i visited NHIF office to choose hospital for my dependants thats my toto and wife but they give a number *155#but it is costing me 1 bob and no gud results it saying error in connection what can i do pliz bcoz i have spend ksh 40bob and no help

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    • Murango Muriithi

      Explain steps in choosing outpatient facility though *155#

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  • Nancy Kazira Jumba

    I changed my phone number and when I try to use online service it tells me password has been sent to the old number that ends with 0xxxxxxx634. What should I do?
    Another issue is that i have never selected outpatient facility but when i check my contributions St Ann Medical Center also come up as my chosen hospital. Kindly explain to me.

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  • SHADRACK NGERECHI

    I changed my official phone number and when I try to use online service it tells me password has been sent to the old number.What should I do?

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    • I want to choose a hospital but I’m asked to provide password that I was given to the other phone number, and I lost the number, please help

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      • Muthomi Phanuel

        After many trials and spent alot of airtime the outpatient I choose doesn’t get in. Give us another method of choosing facilities. *155# haisaidii.

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  • Regina Wairimu Mwangi

    Where do I check the outpatient hospitals that I chose

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  • I am a registered member since June. My contribution is up to date. But I have not been able to get my NHIF card. I was told to collect it 2months after registration date. I have visited the office where I registered, 4 times and they keep on telling me to go back next week, next week, next week!. Reason being, my forms do not have a photo. I submitted the fully filled forms with a passport size photo. On my last 2 visits, I went with my passport size photos,but I was again told both times to go back “next week” saying that the person responsible for photo attachment bla bla bla is not available!. This is not only annoying but time wasting and costly in terms of fare!.
    My question is…
    Can I get NHIF services at any accredited hospital without necessary having the card but just the number and my ID card?
    I have been transferred to a different county, will I have my photo attached and card printed elsewhere at any other NHIF branch office apart from the place I registered?.
    Unhappy member.

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  • philip

    I can’t remember my NHIF hospital where I got registered

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  • Joyce wanjiku murage

    How can know my preferred out patient hospital ichose

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  • gerald muriithi

    how do I know my nhif outpatient hospital

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    • I forgot the hospitals I selected. How can do to review them

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  • mercy karimi

    the hospital i had choosen is not offering services . How do i change the facility?

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  • Hi, can I change the hospital I selected any now? I mean any time of the year?

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    • Rhoda wanjiku muchunu

      Can chose the outpatient facility?

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  • Samuel flowers limburge

    i can’t remember the hospital i selected….how can i review them?

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    • Jacob wambua mutiso

      How will I be able to know the hospital I choose for nhif through my phone please

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  • Shadrack amayi

    I forgot my out patient preferred hospital,how can I know it through my personal phone? Plz help

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  • Simon Mutisya mboya

    I forgot the hospitals I selected. How can do to review them

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  • Simon Mutisya mboya

    I can’t remember the hospitals I selected. How can I review them?

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  • Elizabeth

    I dont have job and i have moved to another county to search for a job or start small business but i have inquired to the new county nhif office they making it a problemto change hospital from previous county to the new county yet am up to date with my payments

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  • philemon mokua

    how can i change my hospital

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  • Vincent mwangi

    How can i change my nhif to a preferred hospital ?

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  • Please do not treat us as slaves. Why should we wait for years to change hospitals. Is it not our contributions?

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  • Serah Wanjiru Muniu

    Somebody chose a preferred hospital for me without my consent or knowledge. I have no idea where the facility is located.
    I wish to change to a facility of choice before the National call. Please advise.

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  • Samuel atsali

    I want to know who choosed for me hospital because i did not choose port florence community hospital

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  • IDHA OMAR SALIMU

    plz can i use my card of nhif to go to a hospital near my residence and my member card umber contributions number 2600574
    ID 8389305

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  • Seline Achieng Gor

    When are the dates of changing nhif prefferred hospitals 2018???

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    • Bonface Mule

      the time has already expired i need to go and change the hosipital will i make it?

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  • Hudson madaga kidiga

    Please help me to change my service provider hospital

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    • I would like to change the hospital please assist

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  • is it true that we no longer choose facilities for out patient and that we can access services in any of the accredited hospitals or is a rumor?

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    • Hi. There is a hospital in molo nakuru county.They don’t have qualified doctors but are NHIF approved

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