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Table 2 Hospital characteristics

From: Emergency and critical care services in Tanzania: a survey of ten hospitals

 

Hospitals

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Type

District

District

District

District

Regional

Regional

Regional

Referral

Private

Referral

Region

1

2

2

2

3

4

1

2

2

4

Number of beds

<200

200-400

200-400

200-400

>400

200-400

200-400

>400

<200

>400

Number of specialist doctors (excluding anaesthesiologists)

2

6

6

8

7

1

5

>50

18

25

Number of specialist anaesthesiologists

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

1

Number of non-specialist clinician anaesthetists

0

3

3

1

1

3

3

12

0

4

ICU

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Number of operating theatres

1

n/a

2

2

5

2

1

11

n/a

9

  1. Number of beds divided into three groups: <200; 200-400; >400.
  2. ICU Intensive Care Unit, locally defined by the hospitals.
  3. n/a not available.