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and with donations from a variety of other nations since, including Japan, have given Phnom Penh the well-equipped facility it has today. There are 203 beds, 101 of them medical and 57 for surgical patients. Other beds are in the emergency, anaesthetic recovery, maternity and gynecology areas. A
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services while the other is located at the hospital's emergency entrance on call when needed. A driver, nurse and/or doctor rotate as part of the emergency response teams. Occasionally, a resident may replace the emergency doctor.
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This hospital has an unusual statute, with managerial autonomy and a system of cost recovery that currently provides 64% of the hospital's income. Since 1994, it has benefited from a French cooperation program. The French NGO,
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About 40% of emergency patients reach the hospital via ambulance. It takes on average four hours to transport a patient to the emergency department. This value takes into account patients being transported from
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recommended the allocation of resources be reversed. Further, the report recommended massive renovations and reconstruction costing $ 3 million, and that the name be changed to
Calmette Hospital.
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for the wealthy. In 1975, the clinic was closed and educated individuals including those working at
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