FRONTIERS PROJECT
Setting Prices for Reproductive Health Services in a Public Hospital in Guatemala

Researchers from FRONTIERS and the Reproductive Health Unit at Hospital Roosevelt assessed the willingness to pay for reproductive health services at the largest public hospital in Guatemala to provide hospital administrators with economic information to support decisions for setting fees. The study found that current user fees cover about half of the hospital’s total costs per month. Researchers recommended several areas for productivity improvement to increase overall revenues and recommended replication of the hospital’s costing model at other facilities.

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Location

Guatemala

Duration

March 2000–December 2000

Population Council researcher

Jim Foreit

Non-Council collaborators

John Bratt (Family Health International)

Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS)

Reproductive Health Unit (RHU), Hospital Roosevelt

Donor

US Agency for International Development

Publications/Resources
Council researchers' names appear in boldface type. 

2001
Bratt, John H., Adrian Valdez, Roberto Molina, Mario Alfaro, Marco Antonio Barrientos, Carlos Brambila, and Werner Figueroa. "Setting prices for reproductive health services in a public hospital in Guatemala," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council. (PDF, 450 KB)

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See Also

• Guatemala
• Reproductive Health
• Operations Research
• FRONTIERS Guatemala
• FRONTIERS Economic Evaluation
• FRONTIERS Research Tools

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