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. 2015 Oct 23;15:478. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1147-y

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

NR = not reported

a2009 population estimates using 2013/2015 data

bIncludes major and minor operating rooms