Table II.
Characteristics of Hospitals Implementing the HITSystem, Including Level of Ownership and Estimated time to program adoption.
| Hospital | Region | Mo/Yr implemented | Setting | Volume May/2014 Total (monthly) | Cell phone utilization | Model of Support | Ownership Level, range 1–5 (SD) | Time to adoption, months (SD) |
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| 1. Referral Hospital A | Nairobi | Apr 2011 | Urban | 745 (20) | (99.5) | Med | 4.25 (.96) | 4.8 (4.9) |
| 2. Health Centre B | Nairobi | Nov 2011 | Urban | 514 (15) | (86.8) | High | 3.25 (.5) | 14.3 (9.6) |
| 3. County Hospital C | Rift Valley | Nov 2012 | P-urban | 319 (12) | (76.2) | Med | 4.75 (.5) | 2.75(2.4) |
| 4. County Hospital D | Rift Valley | Nov 2012 | P-urban | 558 (15) | (68.1) | High | 3.25(.29) | 10.5 (3.0) |
| 5. Sub-County Hospital E | Western | Mar 2013 | P-urban | 104 (<10) | (80.8) | Low | 2.0 (1.15) | in progress |
| 6. Sub-County Hospital F | Western | Mar 2013 | P-urban | 123 (<10) | (74.8) | Low | 3.37(.75) | 4.0 (.81) |
| 7. Sub-County Hospital G | Western | Mar 2013 | P-urban | 103 (<10) | (67.0) | Med | 1.37(.48) | in progress |
| 8. Teach & Ref Hospital H | Nyanza | Sep 2013 | Urban | 306 (25) | (92.8) | Low | 3.0(1.35) | 7.8 (3.2) |
| 9. Health Center I | Nairobi | Oct 2013 | Urban | 69 (<10) | (97.1) | High | 3.0 (1.41) | in progress |
| 10. Health Center J | Nairobi | Feb 2014 | Urban | 15 (<5) | (100) | High | 2.87(1.31) | in progress |
To increase the sense of anonymity, information regarding hospital level and geographic region has been provided rather than hospital name.
“in progress”= not yet achieved full adoption/ownership of the HITSystem by health care providers but the process is ongoing