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Table 4 Characteristics of 14 health facilities surveyed between October 2011-January 2012, ordered by number of beds

From: Availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) among public and private health facilities in rural northwest Bangladesh

Health service provider

Number of beds

Year of establishment

Health staff who attend deliveries (doctors, nurses, nurse-midwives, and family welfare visitorsc)

Volume of deliveries from Jan 2011-Oct 2012

Public facilities

Maternal and Child Welfare Center, Gaibandha

20

1940

2 doctors, 7 FWVs, 1 nurse-midwife, 1 dai nurse

2,630

Sundorgonj Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex

31 (50)

1983

4 doctors, 8 nurses

270

Sadallapur Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex

31 (50)

1968

3 doctors, 3 FWVs, 5 nurses

111

Pirgonj Sub-district (Upazila) Health Complex

50

1975

8 doctors, 14 nurses

695

District (Sadar) Hospital, Gaibandha

100

1980

4 doctors, 29 nurses

590

Maternal and Child Welfare Center, Rangpur

100

1976

2 full time-doctors (1 pair), 6 FWVs, 1 dai nurse, 1 nurse

1,054

Medical College Hospital, Rangpur

600 (1,000)

1976

200 doctors, 298 nurses

5,027

Total

   

10,377

Private facilities

Private Clinic #1, Gaibandha

10 (15)

2001

1 full-time doctor, 6 on-call doctors, 2 diploma nurses, 5 non-diploma nurses

390

Private Clinic #2, Gaibandha

10 (15)

1999

1 full-time doctor, 7 on-call doctors, 1 diploma nurse, 4 non-diploma nurses

196

Private Clinic #3, Gaibandha

10 (22)

1995

3 full-time doctors, 5 on-call doctors, 3 diploma nurses

737

Private Clinic #4, Gaibandha

20 (100)

1991

3 full-time doctors, 3 on-call doctors, 8 non-diploma nurses

704

Private Clinic #1, Rangpur

24

1996

6 full-time doctors, 70 on-call doctors, 21 non-diploma nurses

500

Private Clinic #2, Rangpur

27 (100)

1996

3 full-time doctors, 14 on-call doctors, 2 diploma nurses, 7 non-diploma nurses

274

Islami Bank Community Hospital, Rangpur

30

2001

16 full-time doctors, 6 on-call doctors, 10 diploma nurses, 13 non-diploma nurses

416

Total

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-

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3,217

  1. These data was gathered from facility records and facility surveys conducted with health administrators. The number of beds refer to current bed capacity, while any numbers in parentheses indicate planned upgrades. Family welfare visitors (FWVs) are trained to perform normal deliveries and are considered within the definition of skilled births attendants used in the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys [12].
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