A District Hospital (DH) is the first referral level for health centers (HC) within the four-tier health service system. It provides both out-patient and in patient services with 50 bed capacity which renders service round the clock for a catchment population of 250,000.

The District Hospital provides curative, preventive, promotive and rehabilitative services. It serves as a center for basic training of Primary Health Workers (PHW) and primary midwives and conducts continuing education programs for health center and the district hospital staff. It also supports the public health activities of the HCS.

The DH, supported by a Health council, is directly responsible to Zonal Health Department.

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