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. 2020 Aug 13;7(3):140–145. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000577

Table 1.

Characteristics of hospitals conducting simulations

Characteristics Tribal Health Initiative Gudalur Adivasi Hospital
Year founded 1993 1990
Location Sittilingi, Tamil Nadu, India Gudalur, Tamil Nadu, India
Time for transfer to higher level of care 2+ hours 2–8 hours
Number of staff
 Doctors 6 7
 Nurses 30 30
Number of outpatients seen (annually) 42 000 36 000
Size of hospital (in-patient beds) 30 50
Number of surgeries (annually) 800–900 400–500
Hospital features

  • Three wards.

    • Labour room.

    • Isolation rooms.

    • Neonatal unit.

  • Two operating theatres.

  • High-dependency unit.

  • Three wards.

    • High-dependency unit.

    • Isolation rooms

  • Maternity unit.

    • Labour room.

    • Antenatal + postnatal.

    • Neonatal unit.

  • Two operating theatres.

  • Blood bank.

  • Casualty department.
Educational initiatives

  • Education and outreach clinics in villages.

  • Nursing school.

  • Community outreach clinics.

*This takes into consideration the level of resources/care needed to transfer, and the variable wait time for those resources.