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Referral Hospital
ERU
1. PURPOSE
To
serve as a first referral level hospital with medical and surgical
units to be used as soon as possible in emergencies when local
medical facilities are insufficient or have been
destroyed.
2. CAPACITY
This referral unit has a
principal capacity of up to 250'000 population served, using a
modular approach adjusting to the actual needs. The bed capacity
ranges between 120-150. The unit is self-contained for one
month.
3. PRINCIPAL TASKS
3. 1. Surgery
& limited Trauma
Emergency care
3. 2.
Internal medicine
- Infectious diseases, including basic preparedness to care for
large numbers of patients in case of epidemics.
- Therapeutic feeding of patients suffering from either disease
or malnutrition.
3.3 Obstetrics, Gynaecology -
Deliveries & Paediatrics
Emergency care
3.
4. Out Patient Department
- Out Patient Department (OPD) / triage / registration
- Dentistry (extractions only)
4. INDICATIVE STAFFING
PATTERNS
1 Surgeon Medical Officer
1 Anaesthetist
Medical Officer
1 Paediatrician Medical Officer
1
General Practitioner Medical Officer
1 Head Nurse
2
Ward Nurses
2 Operating Theatre Nurse
1 Midwife
Nurse
1 MCH specialist Nurse
1 Pharmacist
Nurse
2 General Technicians
1 Laboratory
Technician
1 Hospital Administrator
5. EQUIPMENT
MODULES
5.1. 1 Administration Equipment Module 5.2. 1
Logistical Equipment Module 5.3. 1 Personal Equipment
Module 5.4. 1 Telecommunication Equipment Module 5.5. 1
Operating Theater Module 5.6. 1 Linen, Lab. & Disinfectants
Module 5.7. 1 Fluids + Delivery Systems Module 5.8. 1
Medicines : Injectables Module 5.9. 1 Oral & Topical
Medicines Module 5.10. 1 Tubes, Catheters & Drains
Module 5.11. 1 Dressing Material Module 5.12. 1 Material &
Instruments, Miscellaneous Module 5.13. 1 Sutures Module 5.14.
1 Laparatomy Instrument Module 5.15. 1 Amputation Instrument
Module 5.16. 1 Cranioclasi Instrument Module 5.17. 1
Paediatric Surgery Instrument Module 5.18. 1 Traction Material
Module 5.19. 1 Skin Graft Instrument Module 5.20. 1 Dental
Instrument Module 5.21. 3 Uterine Curettage Instruments
Modules 5.22. 1 Urethral Bogey Instruments Module 5.23. 1
Auto-transfusion Instrument Module 5.24. 1 Laboratory
Module 5.25. 5 MCH/Delivery Modules 5.26. 2 New Emergency
Health Kit Module 5.27. 1 Vacuum Extractor Kit
Module
6. AVERAGE WEIGHT AND VOLUME
Weight: 30
- 60 MT
Volume: 140 - 160 cbm
Basic
health care Logistics Water and
sanitation Referral
hospital facilities Telecommunications
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Societies
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