Table 1 Capacity, staff, and equipment available at study sites at time of data collection (December 2020)
From: Understanding referral of patients with cancer in rural Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Attat Our First Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Hospital, Wolisso | Butajira General Hospital, Butajira | Negist Elleni Mohamed Memorial Referral Hospital, Hossana | Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Sodo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital level | Primary hospital | Secondary hospital | Secondary hospital | Secondary hospital |
Region | Gurage Zone | Gurage Zone | Hadiya Zone | Wolaita Zone |
Catchment population | 800,000 | 1,300,000 | 3,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
No. of beds | 65 | 190 | 220 | 200 |
Staff | ||||
No. of doctors | 6 | 31 | 108 | 134 |
No. of oncologists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No. of pathologists | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Diagnostics | ||||
X-ray | yes | yes | yes | yes |
CT | no | no | no | yes |
MRI | no | no | no | on installation |
FNAC | no | no | yes | yes |
Biopsy | no | no | on installation | no |
Therapy | ||||
Chemotherapy | no | no | no | no |
Hormonal Therapy | Tamoxifen | Tamoxifen | Tamoxifen | Tamoxifen |
Pain medication | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Referral | ||||
Distance to Addis Ababa (km) | 175 | 130 | 230 | 365 |
Referral hub hospital | Alert Hospital, TASH | SPMH | TASH | Hawassa Hospital, TASH |