Table 2 Descriptive statistics of the input and outputs for public hospitals (n=19)
From: Technical and scale efficiency of public community hospitals in Eritrea: an exploratory study
| Â | Sum | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outputs: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of outpatient department visits | 407,903 | 1,033 | 91,520 | 21,469 | 19,857 |
Number of discharges | 52,760 | 160 | 8,719 | 2,777 | 2,260 |
Inputs: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Number of doctors | 87 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 7 |
Number of nurses, midwives & nurse associates | 1,008 | 7 | 192 | 53 | 42 |
Number of laboratory technicians | 101 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
Number of beds and cots | 1,871 | 12 | 276 | 98 | 68 |