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Beyond good intentions: lessons on equipment donation from an African hospital

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
OBJECTIVE: In 2000, a referral hospital in the Gambia accepted a donation of oxygen concentrators to help maintain oxygen supplies. The concentrators broke down and were put into storage.
Stephen RC Howie, Sarah E Hill, David Peel, Momodou Sanneh, Malick Njie, Philip C Hill, Kim Mulholland, Richard A Adegbola   +7 more
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The hospital costs of high emergency department pediatric readiness [PDF]

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Objective We estimate annual hospital expenditures to achieve high emergency department (ED) pediatric readiness (HPR), that is, weighted Pediatric Readiness Score (wPRS) ≥ 88 (0–100 scale) across EDs with different pediatric volumes of children, overall
Katherine E. Remick, Marianne Gausche‐Hill, Amber Lin, Jeremy D. Goldhaber‐Fiebert, Benjamin Lang, Ashley Foster, Beech Burns, Peter C. Jenkins, Hilary A. Hewes, Nathan Kuppermann, K. John McConnell, Jennifer Marin, Christopher Weyant, Rachel Ford, Sean R. Babcock, Craig D. Newgard, For the Pediatric Readiness Study Group   +16 more
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Foodservice in hospital: development of a theoretical model for patient experience and satisfaction using one hospital in the UK National Health Service as a case study [PDF]

, 2006
Hospital foodservice does not operate in isolation but requires the cooperation and integration of several disciplines to provide the ultimate patient experience.
Edwards, John, H. J. Hartwell, Symonds, Catherine, J. S. A. Edwards, Hartwell, Heather, C. Symonds   +5 more
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Staff experiences of Providing Maternity Services in Rural Southern Tanzania -- A Focus on Equipment, Drug and Supply Issues. [PDF]

, 2013
The poor maintenance of equipment and inadequate supplies of drugs and other items contribute to the low quality of maternity services often found in rural settings in low- and middle-income countries, and raise the risk of adverse maternal outcomes ...
Marchant, T, Schellenberg, David, Tanner, M., Donat Shamba, Tanya Marchant, Manzi, Fatuma, Ramsey, K, Shamba, D, Marchant, Tanya, Schellenberg, J. A., Marcel Tanner, Fatuma Manzi, Marchant, T., Hanson, Claudia, Manzi, F, Penfold, S, Penfold, Suzanne, Jaribu, Jennie, Tanner, Marcel, Schellenberg, D, Shamba, D., Schellenberg, D., Jaribu, J., Manzi, F., Jennie Jaribu, David Schellenberg, Hanson, C,, Penfold, S., Hanson, C., Joanna Armstrong Schellenberg, Kate Ramsey, Ramsey, Kate, Suzanne Penfold, Tanner, M, Claudia Hanson, Shamba, Donat, Schellenberg, JA, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Ramsey, K., Jaribu, J   +39 more
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Beyond good intentions: lessons on equipment donation from an African hospital. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: In 2000, a referral hospital in the Gambia accepted a donation of oxygen concentrators to help maintain oxygen supplies. The concentrators broke down and were put into storage.
Howie, Stephen RC, Sanneh, Momodou, Hill, Philip C, Adegbola, Richard A, Peel, David, Hill, Sarah E, Njie, Malick, Mulholland, Kim   +7 more
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Legionella control in water systems using copper and silver ion generation systems [PDF]

, 2012
Legionella can cause human disease which can be fatal. Routine monitoring for Legionella in water systems is not recommended by UK authorities. Evidence of the efficacy of control modalities against Legionella in these water systems is, therefore, not
Bedford, Birgitta
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Cleaning Quality Control Management of Medical Equipment in Hospital Disinfection Supply Room Based on Smart Medicine

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022
With the continuous improvement of medical level, the demand for medical devices increases year by year, and it is necessary to track the quality and safety of medical devices. Establishing the cleaning quality control management of medical devices can not only reduce medical accidents and inhibit the spread of counterfeit or ...
Meixia Wu, Qing Wang, Zhuolin Cheng
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Quality indicators for the processing of health products: A mixed-methods study [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Objective: to analyze the use of quality assessment indicators and their implementation to improve quality in the processing of health products. Method: a mixed-methods study with a multiple case approach using Structure, Process and Results indicators
Daniela Pontes, Denize Bouttelet Munari, Dayane de Melo Costa, Priscilla Perez da Silva Pereira, Elyana Teixeira Sousa, Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple   +5 more
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An approach to prioritization of medical devices in low-income countries : an example based on the Republic of South Sudan [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Efficient and evidence-based medical device and equipment prioritization is of particular importance in low-income countries due to constraints in financing capacity, physical infrastructure and human resource capabilities. Methods: This
Cummins, C., Cummins, C, Manaseki-Holland, Semira, Bion, Victoria, Cummins, Carole, Lilford, P, Lilford, Richard J, Diaconu, Karin D, Lilford, R, Cummins, Carole; id_orcid, Chilton, P, Manaseki-Holland, S., Biob, V., Chilton, Peter J, Chilton, P., Lilford, Richard, Burn, Samantha L, Diaconu, Karin D., Manaseki-Holland, S, Burn, S, Burn, S., Chilton, Peter J., Lilford, P., Diaconu, Karin, Lilford, R., Burn, Samantha L., Biob, V, Lilford, Peter   +27 more
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Essentials for emergency care: Lessons from an inventory assessment of an emergency centre in Sub-Saharan Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published lists of essential equipment and supplies for delivering emergency care in resource-limited settings. The objective of this study was to assess material resources available for adult emergency care at a ...
Kofi Marfo Osei, Baker Hamilton, Felicia Birch Freeman, Nii Nunoo, Susan B. Torrey, Sari Soghoian   +5 more
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