HIPPOCRATES HOSPITAL - AKHMEDA
CCHARM TRIP REPORT
12th - 17th January 2007

This trip was primarily:

• Deliver December and January wages
• Assessment of existent medical equipment
• Verify operational needs of the hospital
• Define population’s urgent and immediate health needs

Akhmeta Hospital
Currently the Hospital is functioning well and has adequate medical supplies in terms of antibiotics and analgesics.
The opiate analgesics are supervised strictly by our Doctor with a nurse keeping a daily ledger and accessing the analgesics via the doctor who stores them in a safe. Evidently there are heavy penalties in Georgia for smuggling or selling or using narcotics.

The Hospital consists of an office, 3-4 wards, a staff room, store room and operating theatre with preparation room.

Current requirements by way of expansion include the renovation of four new rooms.

• Room for Ultrasound examinations
• Room for post op wound checks/ outpatient follow up
• Room for gastroscopy
• Extra staff room/ living area

Estimated costs of renovation for 4 rooms = 800 lari

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