The Nanyuki Cottage Hospital is a non-profit organization belonging to members. It was founded in 1934 when the community purchased land from Mr. R.H. Randall. The Hospital started from a small wooden structure named General Wheatley Memorial Hospital. In 1950 the main Hospital building was constructed.The Nanyuki Cottage Hospital (NCH) is located at the foot of Mt. Kenya one kilometer off the Nanyuki Nyeri Highway.

To provide quality and reliable healthcare in a fully equipped healthcare facility to as broad a section of the community as is economically possible.