Table 5. Individual hospitals with Level 3, 2, and 1 care, personnel and additional services offered.
Hospitals are Randomly Assigned a Letter.
| Treatment Level | Hospital | Region | Additional treatment services offered beyond requirement for Level | Hospital Personnel on staff at facility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3* (NCCN Basic) | A | Central | Chemotherapy Aromatase Inhibitors Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Her2 Therapy |
12 General Surgeons 1 Plastic Surgeon 2 Anesthesia Providers 36 General Practitioners |
| B | Greater Accra | Chemotherapy Aromatase Inhibitors |
1 General Surgeon 1 Plastic Surgeon 2 Anesthesia Providers 1 Oncologist 6 General Practitioners |
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| C | Greater Accra | Aromatase Inhibitors Breast Reconstruction |
3 General Surgeons 1 Plastic Surgeon 3 Anesthesia Providers 20 General Practitioners |
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| D | Greater Accra | Chemotherapy Aromatase Inhibitors Breast Reconstruction |
2 General Surgeons 1 Plastic Surgeon 7 Anesthesia Providers 65 General Practitioners |
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| E | Greater Accra | Chemotherapy Aromatase Inhibitors Her2 Therapy |
8 General Surgeons 2 Plastic Surgeons 28 Anesthesia Providers 80 General Practitioners |
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| F | Northern | Chemotherapy | 7 General Surgeons 1 Plastic Surgeon 45 Anesthesia Providers 140 General Practitioners |
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| G | Western | Aromatase Inhibitors Breast Reconstruction |
1 General Surgeon 9 Anesthesia Providers 1 Oncologist 6 General Practitioners |
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| H | Volta | Chemotherapy | 2 General Surgeons 4 Anesthesia Providers 10 General Practitioners |
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| I | Volta | Chemotherapy Aromatase Inhibitors Her2 Therapy |
6 General Surgeons 12 Anesthesia Providers 4 Oncologists 10 General Practitioners |
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| Level 2 (NCCN Core) | None | n/a | n/a | |
| Level 1 (NCCN Enhanced) | J | Ashanti | 22 General Surgeons 7 Plastic Surgeons 13 Anesthesia Providers 223 General Practitioners |
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| K | Greater Accra | 25 General Surgeons 18 Plastic Surgeons 19 Anesthesia Providers 207 General Practitioners |
Each level 3 hospital offered simple mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, and endocrine therapy with tamoxifen. Level 2 hospitals offer Level 3 service plus lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node biopsy, aromatase inhibitors, combination chemotherapy, radiation therapy. Level 1 hospitals offer all Level 1 and Level 2 services in addition to Her2 therapy and breast reconstruction.