Measuring palliative care integration in Malawi through service provision, access, and training indicators: the Waterloo Coalition Initiative

Table 7 Changes in referral and discharge processes

Health Facility	Hospital has written discharge plan for patient	Patient given a referral form	Hospital notifies the organization where patient is referred
Balaka Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Blantyre DHO^b	Yes	Yes	No
Chikhwawa Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chiradzulu Hospital	Yes	Yes	No
Machinga Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mangochi Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mulanje Hospital	Yes	Yes	No
Mwanza Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nneno Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nsanje Hospital	Yes	Yes	- ^a
Phalombe DHO^b	No	Yes	No
Thyolo Hospital	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zomba DHO^b	Yes	Yes	Yes

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