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ANNEX
1
NORTH
EAST HEALTH REGION
SELECTED
PRODUCTIVITY INDICATORS
|
INDICATORS |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
PRIMARY
CARE
Health
Centres Visits
-
Curative
-
Antenatal
-
Postnatal
-
Child Health
-
Dental
-
Family Planning/
Reproductive Health
Home
Visits
Immunisation
Coverage
-
BCG
-
POLIO
-
DPT
-
MMR |
138,668
28,639
6,422
52,910
34,855
46,813
105,758
75.0%
81.8%
82.0%
85.5% |
134,251
27,875
6,936
48,738
36,122
43,024
112,005
77.5%
78.2%
78.2%
81.4% |
103,696
26,548
6,479
49,775
31,143
36,083
129,155
95.5%
85.2%
85.2%
82.7% |
SECONDARY
CARE
Total Admissions
Total Discharges
Bed Complement
A.L.O.S.
Death Rate/1000 discharges
Turnover Rate
% Bed Occupancy
Total Live Births
Surgeries
Casualty Visits
In patient Cost |
19,445
19,349
464
5.4
38.0
39.2
59.0
5,829
3,621
75,537
N/A |
21,643
21,384
456
4.8
41.0
47.0
64.4
5,710
4,491
98,121
N/A |
23,588
23,570
451
4.2
36.9
52.1
66.0
6,258
3,792
94,295
N/A |
ANNEX
2
NORTH
EAST HEALTH REGION
SELECTED
OUTCOME INDICATORS
| INDICATOR |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
| Live
Births
Infant Mortality*
Crude Mortality Rate **
Crude Birth Rate**
% Hospitals Births
Maternal Mortality Rate***
Life Expectancy****
% Access to piped water****
% Access to Appropriate Excreta Disposal****
# Households
Average Household Size
Average Income
Unemployment rate****
Literacy rate**** |
5,829
24.5
6.3
19.5
95.1%
0.45
72
years
65.7%
99.4%
83,715
3.8
$5,763.17
15.5
79.9
|
5,710
24.5
7.0
20.2
95.8%
0.7
72
years
67.6%
99.5%
NA
NA
$6,869.09
15.7
79.9
|
6,258
24.5
NA
NA
96.5%
0.6
75.6
years
NA
NA
NA
NA
$7,277.65
15.5
79.9
|
Source: PIOJ and STATIN, 1999.
* Per 1000 Live Births
(Data is for Jamaica)
** Per 1000 Mean Population
*** Per 1000 Live Births
**** Data is for Jamaica
ANNEX
3
NORTH
EAST HEALTH REGION
Health
Centres by Category and Services
| CATEGORY |
SERVICES |
Type
1 |
Serves
2,000 to 4,000 persons
-
Maternal and Child Health Services
-
Antenatal
-
Postnatal
-
Child Health
-
Immunisation
-
Nutrition monitoring and support
-
Health Promotion/Education and Community Participation |
| Type
2
Type
3
Type
4 |
As
in Type 1 plus:
-
Health Promotion and Disease prevention
-
Veterinary Public Health and Food Hygiene/Food Handlers
Clinics
-
Water Quality
-
Solid, Liquid and Excreta Disposal
-
Surveillance and Disease Control
-
Specific Communicable Diseases
-
Malaria and Childhood Diarrhoeal
Disease
-
STD
-
Other Communicable Disease
-
Rheumatic Fever prophylaxis
-
Curative Services
-
Common Medical Conditions
-
STD
-
Acute and Chronic Disease
-
Dental Services
As in Type 2 plus:
-
Health Promotion/Education
-
Full Time Curative and Mental Health Services
-
Dental Health
-
STD’s Services
-
Specific Specialist Services in selected clinics
e.g.
-
Child Guidance
-
Dermatology
-
Laboratory Services
As in Type 3 plus:
Parish Administrative Headquarters
-
Financial Management
-
Personnel
-
Coordination of Services/Supervision
-
Transportation Management |
| Type
5 |
Serves
densely populated urban areas. As in Type 3 plus:
-
Rape Unit
-
Child Guidance
-
Specialist STD Services
-
Specialist Dermatology Clinics
-
Research/Specialist Projects
-
Higher level Laboratory Services |
| Type
6
Type
7
Type
8 |
RURAL
MATERNITY CENTRES
FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC
DENTAL CLINIC |
ANNEX
4
Health
Departments/Hospitals/Health Centres
|
Parish |
Facility |
Type |
Telephone # |
Fax # |
| ST.
ANN
|
North-East Regional Health Authority |
|
795-0102
795-3107
974-4114
974-7758
| 795-2747 |
|
St.
Ann Health Department
St. Ann's Bay Hospital
St. Mary Health Department
|
B
|
972-2215
972-2227
972-0150-2
972-2272-3
994-9711
994-9979
994-2643 |
972-1337
972-1736
994-2689 |
| ST. MARY |
St. Mary Health Department
| |
994-9711
994-9979
994-2643 |
994-2689 |
| |
Port
Maria Hospital
|
C
|
994-2228
994-2277
|
994-2689 |
| |
Annotto
Bay Hospital
| C |
996-2222-3
996-9883
| 996-9932 |
| PORTLAND |
Portland
Health Department
| |
993-2873
993-2557
| 993-9426 |
| |
Port
Antonio Hospital
| C |
993-2646-8
| 993-9013 |
| Parish |
Health
District
|
Facility Name |
Type |
Telephone #
|
| PORTLAND |
Buff
Bay |
Buff
Bay Community Hospital
Hope
Bay Health Centre |
6
2
|
996-1478
913-0678
|
| |
| Bangor
Ridge Health Centre |
1
|
|
|
|
| Cascade
Health Centre |
1
|
|
| |
|
Chepstowe
Health Centre |
1 |
|
| |
|
Fruitful
Vale Health Centre |
1 |
|
| |
|
Spring
Hill Health Centre |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Swift River Health Centre |
1 |
|
|
|
Manchioneal
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Manchioneal
Health Centre
Fair
Prospect Health Centre |
3
2 |
993-6323
913-1427
|
| |
|
Fairy
Hill Health Centre
Hectors
River Health Centre |
1
1 |
993-8312
|
| |
Port Antonio |
Port
Antonio Health Centre
Fellowship
Health Centre
|
4
2
|
913-4002 |
| |
| Mt.
Pleasant Health Centre
Moore
Town Health Centre |
2
1
| 913-3371
|
| |
|
Nonsuch
Health Centre
St.
Margaret's Bay H/Centre |
1
1 |
|
| Parish |
Health
District
|
Facility Name |
Type |
Telephone #
|
| ST. ANN |
Alexandria |
Alexandria
Community Hospital
Borobridge
Health Centre
|
6
2 |
975-1007 |
| |
| Stepney
Health Centre
Bohemia
Health Centre |
2
1
|
|
| |
|
Clarksonville
Health Centre
Higgins
Land Health Centre |
1
Sat. |
|
| |
|
Madras
Health Centre
Prickley
Pole Health Centre |
Sat.
Sat. |
|
| |
Brown's Town |
Brown's
Town Health Centre
Bamboo
Health Centre
|
3
2
|
975-2338
972-6700
|
| |
| Watt
Town Health Centre
Gibraltar
Health Centre |
2
1 |
|
| |
|
Muirhouse
Buxton H/Centre
Sturge
Town Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
Ocho Rios |
Ocho Rios Health Centre
Exchange
Health Centre
| 3
2
|
974-2691
974-9434
|
|
|
| Walkerswood
Health Centre |
1
|
|
| |
|
Beecher
Town Health Centre |
| Sat. |
| Parish |
Health
District
|
Facility Name |
Type |
Telephone #
|
| St.
Ann |
St.
Ann's Bay |
St.
Ann's Bay Health Centre
Runaway
Bay Health Centre |
3
2 |
972-2190
973-7761
|
| |
|
Lime
Hall Health Centre
Steer
Town Health Centre |
1
1 |
972-5728
|
| |
|
Keith
Health Centre
Queenhythe
Health Centre |
1
Sat. |
|
| |
Claremont |
Claremont
Health Centre
Moneague
Health Centre |
3
2 |
972-3231
973-0532
|
| |
| Bensonton/Dromilly
H/Centre
Blackstonedge
Health Centre
Jefferyville
Health Centre
McNie
Health Centre |
2
1
1
1 |
|
| Parish |
Health
District
|
Facility Name |
Type |
Telephone #
|
| ST.
MARY |
Annotto
Bay |
Annotto
Bay Health Centre
Castleton
Health Centre |
3
2 |
996-2034
996-4187
|
| |
| Enfield
Health Centre
Long
Road Health Centre |
2
1
|
|
| |
|
Robins
Bay Health Centre
Rock
River Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
|
Camberwell
Health Centre
Scotts
Hall Health Centre |
Sat.
Sat. |
|
| |
Gayle
|
Gayle
Health Centre
Retreat
Health Centre |
3
2 |
975-8054
996-3207
|
| |
|
Wood
Park Health Centre
Fellowship
Hall Health Centre |
2
1 |
|
| |
|
Hunts
Town Health Centre
Jeffrey
Town Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
|
Labyrinth
Health Centre |
1 |
|
| Parish |
Health
District
|
Facility Name |
Type |
Telephone #
|
| St.
Mary |
Port
Maria |
Port
Maria Health Centre
Islington
Health Centre |
3
2 |
994-2330
994-4542
|
| |
|
Oracabessa
Health Centre
Albion
Mountain Health Centre |
2
1 |
726-1625
|
| |
|
Bonny
Gate Health Centre
Hampstead
Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
|
Heywood
Hall Health Centre
Mason
Hall Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
|
Oxford
Health Centre
Albany
Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
Highgate
|
Highgate
Health Centre
Belfield
Health Centre |
3
2 |
992-2282 |
| |
|
Windsor
Castle Health Centre
Brainerd
Health Centre |
2
1 |
|
| |
|
Clarke
Castle Health Centre
Clonmel
Health Centre |
1
1 |
|
| |
|
Flint
River Health Centre |
1 |
|