Table 1: Infrastructure to support neonatal nurseries in district hospitals in Natal Beds/Infrastructure KZN Norm Compliant Too Many Minimum HC beds set up and 2 8 15 16 ready Wall oxygen points 2 per HC bed 2 4 33 1 per IC bed Has portable oxygen 1 per nursery 13 NA 26 functioning Suction points 2 per HC bed 2 7 30 1 per IC bed Portable suction 1 per nursery 31 NA 7* Electrical points 12 per HC 1 3 34* bed Medical air or compressor 1 per nursery 15 24 CPAP machine 1 per nursery 14 25 Wall thermometer 1 per nursery 16 22 *missing data Table 2: Equipment levels in neonatal nurseries in KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals Equipment KZN Norm Compliant Too Many Multifunction monitors 1 per HC 7 10 21* bed BP cuffs (both term and 12 26 preterm) Oxygen blenders 1 per HC 1 38 bed Head boxes 0,5 per O2 7 32 point Glucometers 1 per 33 6 cubicle Stethoscopes 1 per HC 4 35 bed Infusion pumps 2 per HC 4 4 30* bed Syringe drivers 4 per HC 0 38* bed *missing data
Table 1: Infrastructure to support neonatal nurseries in district hospitals in Beds/Infrastructure KZN Norm Compliant Too Many Minimum HC beds set up and ready 2 8 15 16 Wall oxygen points 2 per HC bed 1 per IC bed 2 4 33 Has portable oxygen functioning 1 per nursery 13 NA 26 Suction points 2 per HC bed 1 per IC bed 2 7 30 Portable suction 1 per nursery 31 NA 7* Electrical points 12 per HC bed 1 3 34* Medical air or compressor 1 per nursery 15 24 CPAP machine 1 per nursery 14 25 Wall thermometer 1 per nursery 16 22 *missing data Table 2: Equipment levels in neonatal nurseries in KwaZulu-Natal district hospitals Equipment KZN Norm Compliant Too Many Multifunction monitors 1 per HC bed 7 10 21* BP cuffs (both term and preterm) 12 26 Oxygen blenders 1 per HC bed 1 38 Head boxes 0,5 per O2 point 7 32 Glucometers 1 per cubicle 33 6 Stethoscopes 1 per HC bed 4 35 Infusion pumps 2 per HC bed 4 4 30* Syringe drivers 4 per HC bed 0 38* *missing data Natal
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