Table 1 Profile of surveyed hospitals, 2009 (N = 12)
Indicator | Hospital characteristics | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of hospital | District | District | District | District | District | District | District | Regional | Regional | General | General | Missionary |
Estimated population served | 134,000 | 200,000a | 150,000 | 200,000 | 56,675 | 500,000a | 130,656 [30] | NR | NR | >3 mil | >3 mil | 40,000 |
Number of beds | 75 | 33 | 54 | 100 | 20–23 | NR | 68 | 200 | 101–200 | 701–1000 | 101–200 | 47 |
Number of admissions (per year) | 501–700 | NR | 701–1000 | 1001–2000 | >5000 | NR | 1001–2000 | >5000 | 2001–5000 | >5000 | >5000 | 2001–5000 |
Number of functioning operating roomsb | 21–50 | NR | 11–20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–20 | 5–10 | 2 |
Number of patients requiring surgical procedures (per year) | 201–300 | NR | 301–400 | 301–400 | 401–500 | NR | 21–50 | 501–700 | 701–1000 | 2001–5000 | 701–1000 | 1001–2000 |
Number of children (<15 years) requiring surgical procedures (per year) | 21–50 | NR | NR | 21–50 | 81–100 | NR | 21–50 | 51–80 | 201–300 | NR | 101–200 | 301–400 |
Number of patients referred to a higher level of care for surgery (per year) | NR | NR | NR | NR | 21–50 | NR | 21–50 | NR | 11–20 | 51–80 | 0 | 81–100 |
Average distance traveled to facility (km) | NR | NR | 101–200 | 11–20 | 51–80 | NR | 2 | NR | 301–400 | 501–700 | NR | 21–50 |
Average distance traveled if referred elsewhere (km) | NR | NR | 81–100 | 51–80 | 11–20 | 51–80 | 101–200 | 51–80 | 101–200 | 11–20 | 0 | 5–10 |