Inpatient services include theatre operations, clinical ward rounds for admitted patients and various diagnostic and supportive services. 2118 patients were admitted in 2002, with average of 6 patients per day. The average lengths of stay (ALoS) for admitted patient were 6 days. Mainly patients with fractures had to stay for a long time. The daily bed occupancy over the year 2002 averaged 35.5%. Of all the admitted patients 1975 were discharged alive and 115 dead.

In all the age groups malaria followed by anaemia and pneumonia were the leading causes of admission. Of the major types of operations Caesarean section was the leading whereas reduction of fracture and P.O.P application was leading in the minor operations.

With these figures it is obvious that the hospital is under-utilized. Since there are only two hospitals in the whole district, improving the services in our hospital would draw patients from the district hospital and even from far. It also has to be remembered at this point that there are several dispensaries with relatively cheap services, which are competing with our hospital. Reduction of our service prices would by all means increase the number of patients in this poor social economic society. Joining the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as service providers will widen our services to the numerous Government employees and hence increase both our services and income.

Another important means of attracting patients is bringing in specialist especially the expatriates. AMREF Flying doctor services which is employed with some other church hospitals is another way of attracting patients, however the absence of airstrips in our area may be the major hindrance. The only nearby airstrip is at Mombo, which is about 40 km from the hospital.