The costs of delivering emergency care at regional referral hospitals in Uganda: a micro-costing study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uganda experiences a high morbidity and mortality burden due to conditions amenable to emergency care, yet few public hospitals have dedicated emergency units. As a result, little is known about the costs and effects of delivering lifesaving emergency care, hindering health systems planning, budgeting and prioritization exercises. To determine healthcare costs of emergency care services at public facilities in Uganda, we estimate the median cost of care for five sentinel conditions and 13 interventions.

Methods

A direct, activity-based costing was carried out at five regional referral hospitals over a four-week period from September to October 2019. Hospital costs were determined using bottom-up micro-costing methodology from a provider perspective. Resource use w

SUBMITTER: Werner K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961167 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature