HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT-KWENENG EAST
AND WEST DHMT
SCOTTISH LIVINGSTONE HOSPITAL -BOTSWANA
MANPOWER
• 1 Biomedical Engineer-new graduate
• 1 Biomedical Engineer-Cuban Volunteer
• 2 Technicians-Electrical & Electronics
• 1 Technician on the job trained (long service)
• 1 Technical Assistant –on the job trained (long service)
• Various Diploma graduates on National internship, temp, National service, students
on attachment
AREA OF COVERAGE
• 2 Regions i.e Kweneng East and Kweneng West
-Kweneng East: Scottish 350beds, Thamaga 36beds(45km away) more than 50
various clinics of different levels e.g with marternity wing, healthposts etc
-Kweneng West: Letlhakane clinic 20beds and more than 77 clinics up to 200km
away.
WORK SCOPE
• Scottish and 1 24-hr clinic undergoing External accreditation assessment in Aug ‘15
• Scottish is centre of excellence for Cardiac Surgery (Open Heart) and Opthalmology Services
• 90% of Equipment serviced in-house e.g. Hospital beds, patient trolleys, stretchers, baby
incubators, vital signs monitors, sterilisers etc
• 10% outsourced [lab equipment, Anaesthetic vents, ICU Vents, Radiology equipment excluding
Ultrasound machines]
• PPM in Thamaga and the 24hr clinic
• Procurement of Spares and accessories for both Regions
• User training, bi-annual equipment audit
CHALLENGES IN THE SYSTEM
• Frequent change of management at MoH HQ [more than 20 in 6yrs]
• Collapse of good systems which were put in place, e.g CMMS now using
manual system
• Lack of consultation in procurement of medical equipment at HQ
• Lack of consultation or dissemination of information
ONSITE CHALLENGES
• Water quality (extremely hard)
• Frequent power cuts (load shedding and faults)
• Shortage of manpower-continuous training and re-training of temporary staff
leading to more workload
• High turnover and transfer of staff (users)-Training and retraining
• Non availability of spares locally
AREAS OF INTEREST FOR BENCHMARKING
• Tools management in the workshop
• Disposal of used instruments
• Disposal of non recyclable Batteries, recyclable fluorescent light tubing
• Disposing “off “ of mercury from the phased out mercury BP machines and
thermometers.
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND DEVICES REGULATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
• The Best Healthcare Technology Department in the country with score of 75%
by External Accreditation Body (COHSASA)
THANK YOU
• FOR LISTENING!