Table 3 Costs of haemodialysis at each hospital
From: The costs in provision of haemodialysis in a developing country: A multi-centered study
| Â | Average costs for June and July - LKR (US$)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | NHSL | KTH | CSTH | Hospital 'A' | Hospital 'B' |
Administration | 139,734 (1,236) | 52,213 (462) | 3,936 (35) | 32,156 (284) | 138,909 (1,229) |
Cleaning services | 7,739 (68) | 12,212 (108) | 2,952 (26) | 5,500 (49) | 17,708 (157) |
Drugs and consumables | 3,846,883 (34,043) | 5,940,705 (52,573) | 483,474 (4,278) | 2,536,491 (22,447) | 3,474,731 (30,750) |
Electricity | 153,214 (1,356) | 364,425 (3,225) | 26,150 (231) | 82,220 (728) | 132,192 (1,170) |
Laundry and sterilization | 9,300 (82) | 27,900 (247) | 6,600 (58) | 6,000 (53) | 7,000 (62) |
Security | 1,336 (12) | 4,883 (43) | 1,148 (10) | 9,500 (84) | 17,039 (151) |
Staff wages | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Doctors | 0 (0) | 66,000 (584) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 169,486 (1,500) |
Nurses | 513,000 (4,540) | 1,296,000 (11,469) | 135,000 (1,195) | 234,000 (2,071) | 367,113 (3,249) |
Minor staff | 192,000 (1,699) | 240,000 (2,124) | 24,000 (212) | 62,400 (552) | 14,940 (132) |
Waste disposal | 1,700 (15) | 5,100 (45) | 2,100 (18) | 14,000 (124) | 10,000 (88) |
Water | 7,512 (66) | 18,147 (161) | 910 (8) | 5,298 (47) | 9,770 (86) |
Total | 4,872,418 (43,119) | 8,027,585 (71,041) | 686,270 (6,073) | 2,987,565 (26,439) | 4,358,888 (38,574) |