Table 3 Estimated hospital volume after intensification
From: The effect of concentrating obstetrics services in fewer hospitals on patient access: a simulation
Number of obstetrics hospitals (national estimate) | 985 (1000) | 788 (800) | 591 (600) | 405 |
Number of hospitals to be absorbed | 90 | 287 | 484 | 670 |
% of obstetrics hospitals in 2011 (1075) | 92 | 73 | 55 | 38 |
No. of births/hospital after intensification | 47.7 | 58.8 | 78.3 | 114.3 |
No. of obstetricians/hospital after intensification | 5.9 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 14.3 |
No. of midwives/hospital after intensification | 16.4 | 20.5 | 27.3 | 39.9 |
Scenario 1 | ||||
 No. of births absorbed by other hospitals | 280 | 3317 | 9984 | 24,213 |
 No. of obstetricians in closed hospitals | 164.6 | 699.7 | 1451.9 | 2420.0 |
 No. of midwives in closed hospitals | 461.7 | 2196 | 4485.8 | 7346.0 |
Scenario 2 | ||||
 No. of births absorbed by other hospitals | 414 | 4165 | 12,662 | 24,213 |
 No. of obstetricians in closed hospitals | 174.7 | 774.4 | 1644.1 | 2420.0 |
 No. of midwives in closed hospitals | 475.1 | 2284.2 | 4998.3 | 7346.0 |
Scenario 3 | ||||
 No. of births absorbed by other hospitals | 3336 | 12,724 | 18,254 | 24,213 |
 No. of obstetricians in closed hospitals | 383.0 | 1247.8 | 1825.1 | 2420.0 |
 No. of midwives in closed hospitals | 1001.2 | 3486.3 | 5287.7 | 7346.0 |