Calmette Hospital
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Calmette Hospital (
Calmette Hospital was built in 1950 and received support from several French organizations. In 1998, it was staffed by 30 physicians and surgeons and 50 nurses. There were 250 beds, as well as surgical, medical,
It is a fee-for-service hospital that offers a second tier of care for those who are unable to pay.[2] The hospital provides health care services for the citizens of Phnom Penh (73%), surrounding provinces (17%), and to foreigners (10%). Calmette has approximately fifteen thousand in-patients per year of which 20% are emergency visits. Trauma-related injuries accounted for 47% of the emergency visits to Calmette in 2005. It was the most common reason for seeking emergency services in 2006. In addition, cranial trauma was the leading cause of mortality from the emergency department (accounting for 38% of the mortality rate).[2]
History
Before the
In 1979 after the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia, Revolution Hospital as it had been renamed had only three doctors out of the only 40 estimated to be left in the entire country.[5] A team of Vietnamese doctors was brought in, soon to be joined by Cubans, East Germans, Russians and Bulgarians. French had been the language of medicine in Cambodia, but soon it became multilingual. and Dr Heng Tay Khy who was named chief of surgery, spoke six languages.
In 1989,
These changes, funded by the
Plans for the future include expansion of the cardiac treatment center, a new facility for the treatment of monks and work on the intensive care and emergency units.[5]
Governance
This hospital has an unusual statute, with managerial autonomy and a system of cost recovery that currently provides 64% of the hospital's income. Since 1994, it has benefited from a French cooperation program. The French NGO, Médecins du Monde, has been present at Calmette since 1990, providing support for "Medicine B", the indigent sector of the medical department in which services provided do not require a charge ("Medicine A" services must be paid for).[4]
Emergency services
Calmette Hospital has two
About 40% of emergency patients reach the hospital via ambulance. It takes on average four hours to transport a patient to the emergency department.
Issues
Calmette's biggest problems involve funding. The facility runs on a budget of approximately US$1 million a year, part of which comes from the
Diamond Island tragedy
In the aftermath of the Diamond Island tragedy, during which 456 people[7] were trampled to death, Calmette Hospital was a key facility in the treatment and identification of victims of the stampede.[3] According to hospital officials, 264 people sought treatment at Calmette Hospital in the wake of the disaster, overwhelming the hospital's facilities.[8]
Victims of the tragedy received free medical treatment after Prime Minister Hun Sen committed the government to pay for treatment of injuries inside Cambodia or overseas if necessary.[8]
References
- ^ a b Pilsczek, F.H. (2001, July 10). Hospital medicine in Cambodia: a visiting doctor's perspective. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Retrieved from http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/165/1/37
- ^ a b c d e Lim, D. (2007). Introduction of a Trauma Assessment Tool in"/>to the Emergency Department of Calmette Hospital. (Doctorate thesis). University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Retrieved from http://wiki.straightjacketstudio.com/images/8/82/CIH2006-7-DLim-TraumaAssessment.pdf
- ^ a b Launey, G.D. (2010, November 23). Scenes of grief amid Cambodia crush carnage. BBC News. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11824082
- ^ a b Fabre-Teste, B., Sokha, Om. (1999). Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Assessment of the implementation of the Medical Information System (SIM). Global analysis of the 1998 results. Cachiers Santé. 367-75. Retrieved from http://www.john-libbey-eurotext.fr/en/revues/sante_pub/san/e-docs/00/04/2D/B3/resume.phtml?type=text.html
- ^ a b c d e Wright, Elizabeth (June 21, 1999). "Calmette Leads Cambodian Health-Care Field". The Cambodia Daily. Good Medicine ("a special supplement to The Cambodia Daily"). Archived from the original on February 14, 2001. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ [D’Oriano, H. (1999). « Projet Calmette » : coopération médicale française au Cambodge. Cachiers Santé, 9(6):365–6. Retrieved from http://www.john-libbey-eurotext.fr/fr/print/e-docs/00/04/2D/B2/article.phtml
- ^ Petty, M. (2010, November 24). Cambodia government seen unscathed from stampede. Reuters. Retrieved from http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6AN20120101124
- ^ a b Nimol, T. (2010, December 1). Foreign doctors aid stampede victims. The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved from http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2010120145103/National-news/foreign-doctors-aid-stampede-victims.html