On the day of the visit, there were only three professional nurses on duty and they highlighted that they were short staffed and sometimes nurses have to attend meetings and also escort patients to Manapo Hospital when a need arises.
The nurse in charge informed the committee that they were handling more than 300 deliveries a month. They had 207 and 217 deliveries in June and July 2010 respectively.
The sister in charge also informed the committee that they needed ambulances with mobile incubators as it was very difficult for them to transport pre-term babies from Elizabeth Ross to Manapo hospitals.