Emergence and critical care: where each service is provided in Ethiopia, and who pays
28 services in the Emergence and critical care programme of Ethiopia’s Essential Health Services Package. A tick means that level of facility is expected to provide the service.
Source: Essential Health Services Package of Ethiopia (November 2019), Annex II, Table 19 — Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. These are the services the package says should be available at each level of the public health system, and how they are paid for. Availability at a particular facility can differ and fees change: confirm before you travel. BinaSmart is an information service, not a medical provider.
| Service | Health post | Health centre | Primary hospital | General hospital | Tertiary hospital | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial syndrome-based management at scene and during transport for Pre-hospital emergency care | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial syndrome-based management at scene and during transport for Pre-hospital emergency care | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Basic initial assessment and management at scene and during Pre-hospital emergency care | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Ambulance transport with direct provider monitoring and Pre-hospital emergency care | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| User-activated dispatch of basic ambulance services Pre-hospital emergency care | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Advanced pre-hospital care Pre-hospital emergency care | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Community-based first aid delivery Pre-hospital emergency care | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute difficulties in breathing, Basic emergency care services | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Basic initial assessment and management of acute injury (BTLS, ATLS) Basic emergency care services | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial advanced assessment and management of acute difficulty in Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of wounds (including burns) Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute head injury Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute thoracic injury Advanced emergency care services | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute intra-abdominal injury Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute musculoskeletal injury Advanced emergency care services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Initial assessment and management of acute neurologic injury Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Advanced management of sepsis Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Advanced management of acute pain Advanced emergency care services | · | · | ✓ | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of acute toxic ingestions/exposures Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Management of ocular emergencies Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of urgent soft tissue conditions Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of ENT emergencies Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Management of acute urinary obstruction Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of acute psychosis Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Acute management of dental emergencies Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | ✓ | Cost sharing |
| Advanced management of post-partum haemorrhage Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of ectopic pregnancy Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | · | Cost sharing |
| Management of precipitous delivery Advanced emergency care services | · | · | · | · | ✓ | Cost sharing |