Table 1 WCP radiological resources
Rural | Metropolitan | Western Cape Province (WCP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Population (n) | |||
Total (%) | 2,366,893 (37) | 4,114,404 (63) | 6,481,297 |
Persons dependent on public health care | 1,782,270 | 3,098,146 | 4,880,417 |
Women > 40 years dependant on public health care | 291,138 | 509,695 | 800,833 |
Patients (per 103 people) | 282,220 (158) | 714,093 (230) | 996,313 (204) |
Geography | |||
Area (km2) | 127,018 | 2446 | 129,464 |
Population density (people/km2) | 19 | 1682 | 50 |
Facilities with an imaging service per 106 people) | 35 (20) | 33 (11) | 68 (14) |
Central Hospital | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Regional Hospital | 3 | 3 | 6 |
District Hospital (% of facilities) | 26 (74.0) | 8 | 34 (50.0) |
Community Health Centre | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Community Day Centre (% of facilities) | 5 | 9 (27.0) | 14 (21.0) |
Clinic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Personnel n (per 106 people) | |||
Radiologist | 5 (3.0) | 25 (8.1) | 30 (6.1) |
Registrar | N/A | 44 (14.2) | 44 (9.0) |
Radiographer | 79 (44.3) | 260 (83.9) | 339 (69.5) |
Sonographer | 11 (6.2) | 19 (6.1) | 30 (6.1) |
Total | 95 (53.3) | 348 (112.3) | 443 (90.8) |
Equipment n (per 106 people) | |||
Fixed x-ray | 44 (24.7) | 64 (20.7) | 108 (22.1) |
Mobile x-ray | 26 (14.6) | 40 (12.9) | 66 (13.5) |
Total x-ray | 70 (39.3) | 104 (33.6) | 174 (35.7) |
Ultrasound | 44 (24.7) | 45 (14.5) | 89 (18.2) |
Fixed fluoroscopy | 3 (1.7) | 9 (2.9) | 12 (2.5) |
C-arm fluoroscopy | 13 (7.3) | 23 (7.4) | 36 (7.4) |
Total fluoroscopy units | 16 (9.0) | 32 (10.3) | 48 (9.8) |
Mammography units (per 106 women > 40 years) | 3 (14.0) | 2 (5.0) | 5 (8.0) |
CT | 3 (1.7) | 10 (3.2) | 13 (2.7) |
MRI | 0 | 3 | 3 (0.6) |
Lodox | 0 | 3 | 3 (0.6) |
Angiography | 0 | 9 | 9 (1.8) |
Panoral | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Total units | 139 (78.0) | 210 (67.8) | 349 (71.5) |