Table 2.

Activities of Ethiopian hospital governing boards

Governing board activities	Addis	Amhara	Oromia	Smaller	SNNP	Tigray	National
N	4	17	36	4	18	13	92
Board Structure
# of meetings per year (Mean)	13	7	9	7	3	5	7
% of boards that pay members	100	94	89	100	89	0	79
Roles and Responsibilities of Board
% of boards that review patient experience quarterly or more often	75	44	49	50	50	55	50
% of boards that review quality of care quarterly or more often	75	56	54	75	50	50	59
% of boards that review referral services quarterly or more often	100	50	50	50	39	45	49
% of boards that develop new revenue sources	75	81	77	75	50	58	70
% of boards that determine services to be outsourced	100	79	44	25	39	58	52
% of boards that review patient complaints	75	69	77	25	29	55	61
% of boards that conduct annual performance evaluations of CEOs	100	50	71	0	22	83	57
% of boards that approve annual plans	100	100	97	100	94	100	98
Training and Orientation
% of boards-all members need training-business/financial management	25	47	46	50	44	67	47
% of boards that have orientation manuals	0	63	58	25	0	58	43