Add a Health Facility

Add a health facility for each facility where health workers will be deployed or practicing privately.

1. From the home page or left menu, click Administer Database.

2. In the "Institution Lists" section, select Health Facility.

3. From the menu select Add New Health Facility and click the Add button. (To edit an existing health facility, select it from the menu and click the View button, then click Update This Information.)

4. Enter or edit the Name of the health facility.

5. Enter the Identification Code of the health facility (optional).

6. Select the Facility Agent under which the health facility belongs.

7. Select the Facility Type for the health facility.

8. Select the Country where the health facility is located.

9. All districts located in the country are displayed beneath the country. Select the District where the health facility is located.

10. All counties located in the district are displayed beneath the district. Select the County where the health facility is located (optional).

11. Select the Facility Status for the health facility.

12. Add Contact Information for the health facility (optional).

13. Click Confirm and confirm that the health facility entered is correct. If it is not correct, click Edit to change it. If it is, click Save to save it.

The new health facility record is displayed with the option to associate training institutions with the health facility.

Troubleshooting

An error message appears when the Confirm button is clicked.

Make sure that the health facility's name, country, facility agent, facility type and facility status have been entered -- these fields are required. Required fields will be outlined in red. Also make sure that a health facility by that name has not already been entered. Try completing the missing fields and saving again. If you do not want to add the health facility after all, click Return (do not save changes).

The correct facility agent, facility type, facility status or geographical location is not available for selection.

Click Add New underneath the selection menu and add the item that is needed. Then click Administer Database and follow the steps above to add the new health facility. You will have to re-enter any information that you previously entered for the health facility.

The health facility information has changed.

Select the health facility name, click the View button and click Update This Information in the health facility's record to update any of the fields.