Open AccessDistrict hospital surgical capacity in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Priyanka Naidu,
Kathryn Chu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i4.15281
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , workforce , capacity building , health care , service delivery framework , family medicine , service (business) , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth , economy
The role of the district hospital (DH) in surgical care has been undervalued. However, decentralised surgical services at DHs have been identified as a key component of universal health coverage. Surgical capacity at DHs in Western Cape (WC) Province, South Africa, has not been described.