Digital infrastructure helps a rural hospital deliver specialist cardiac care

(July 2026) Advanced healthcare depends on far more than skilled clinicians and modern operating theatres. As hospitals generate ever larger volumes of clinical data, reliable digital infrastructure has become essential to diagnosis, treatment, and long-term patient care.

That challenge can be especially demanding for specialist hospitals operating in rural areas, where budgets are tight and connectivity may be limited.

Michael Elisha Kipngeno Ronoh is ICT Lead at Tenwek Hospital Cardiothoracic Center, one of the leading cardiac hospitals in Kenya. He understands how digital systems have helped Tenwek manage medical imaging, patient records, and rapidly growing data requirements, while laying the foundations for AI-assisted diagnostics and telemedicine.

In a Transform Talks interview with Huawei's Executive Editor-in-Chief Gavin Allen, Ronoh discusses the practical realities of modernizing healthcare IT, the trade-offs between cloud and on-premises infrastructure, and why dependable digital systems are becoming as important as medical expertise in expanding access to specialist care.