Workload of hospital
Over the last two years the annual workload of the hospital has included approximately 36,000 outpatient consultations (including antenatal, postnatal and under five clinics) and 4,200 admissions.There are approximately 1000 deliveries per year and 120 caserean sections. The surgical workload has almost doubled over the last five years. In 2010 there were over 700 major and intermediate operations and 800 minor operations performed.
The main causes of admissions to hospital and in-hospital deaths are summarised below.
| Disease | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % of top 10 admissions | |
| Malaria | 627 | 27.0 |
| Respiratory infection, non pneumonia | 455 | 19.6 |
| Other | 326 | 14.0 |
| Trauma | 220 | 9.5 |
| Digestive system | 162 | 7.0 |
| Complications of delivery | 138 | 5.9 |
| Complications of pregnancy | 107 | 4.6 |
| TB | 90 | 3.9 |
| Skin infections | 72 | 3.0 |
| Malnutrition | 65 | 2.8 |
| Musculoskeletal | 62 | 2.7 |
| 100% | ||
| Disease | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths | Case Fatality Rate | |
| Other diagnoses | 22 | 7.2 |
| Malaria | 17 | 2.8 |
| TB | 14 | 18.4 |
| AIDS | 13 | 32.5 |
| Protein Energy Malnutrition | 7 | 10.8 |
| Meningitis | 5 | 50.0 |
| Digestive system | 4 | 2.5 |
| PUO | 4 | 3.8 |
| Cardiovascular | 3 | 7.5 |
| Respiratory infection | 3 | 10.3 |
| Trauma | 3 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL | 118 | |