Ramu Kharel, Ghan B Thapa, Tamara Voor, Samriddha R Pant, Samir K Adhikari, Bimal S Bist, Pryanka Relan, Timmy Lin, Derek Lubetkin, Giovanna Deluca, Olita Shilpakar, Sanu K Shrestha, Yagya R Pokharel, Santosh Paudel, Ajay S Thapa, Yogendra M Shakya, Achyut R Karki, Nishant Dhakal, Adam R Aluisio
BACKGROUND: In 2021, the Nepal national emergency care system's assessment (ECSA) identified 39 activities and 11 facility-specific goals to improve care. To support implementation of the ECSA facility-based goals, this pilot study used the World Health Organization's (WHO) Hospital Emergency Unit Assessment Tool (HEAT) to evaluate key functions of emergency care at tertiary hospitals in Kathmandu, Nepal. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used the standardized HEAT assessment tool...
February 23, 2023: International Journal of Emergency Medicine