Assessment and development of hospital emergency preparedness plan in response to COVID-19 pandemic in Alexandria University Hospitals

Darwish, Eman Hamdy Basiony; Ramadan, Ahmed Maher; Abdel-Salam, Wael; Ibrahim, Afaf Gaber; Foda, N

doi:10.1080/20905068.2022.2075159

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“…The effectiveness of this training model and the provided resources (PPE and medical equipment) was also apparent in the positive feedback provided by key hospital personnel following the interventions, as well as the significant difference in the mean of the total scores among the ten partner hospitals before and after the USAID-AUB project (p-value = 0.005). This finding was in line with the results of a study assessing the preparedness of 11 Alexandria University Hospitals in Egypt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, using a similar validated HPC before and after the implementation of an awareness intervention (a curriculum with guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response activities) [34]. In this study, each hospital's total post-intervention preparedness scores clearly increased compared to their total pre-intervention scores [34].…”

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“…This finding was in line with the results of a study assessing the preparedness of 11 Alexandria University Hospitals in Egypt in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, using a similar validated HPC before and after the implementation of an awareness intervention (a curriculum with guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response activities) [34]. In this study, each hospital's total post-intervention preparedness scores clearly increased compared to their total pre-intervention scores [34]. It is worth noting that only one hospital expressed dissatisfaction with the collaborative project during the interview.…”

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confidence: 88%

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Hospitals’ Collaborations Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19

Sakr,

Assaf,

Fakih

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare systems around the world. This study aims to understand the preparedness of private remote hospitals in Lebanon to respond to the pandemic and evaluate the impact of inter-hospital collaborations on the hospitals’ readiness. Methods: A multi-centered study was conducted between August 2020 and June 2021 in ten Lebanese private remote hospitals based on a mixed-methods embedded approach where the quantitative supported the qualitative. Through the AUB-USAID (American University of Beirut-United States Agency for International Development) COVID-19 project, these hospitals received personal protective equipment and medical equipment in addition to COVID-19-related training using the Train-the-Trainer model. The quantitative part used knowledge and evaluation questionnaires and a pre–post-intervention hospital preparedness checklist. The qualitative approach adopted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample from key hospital personnel. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 27, and a p-value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. For the qualitative data, a thematic analysis was performed by adopting the six-phase process described by Braun and Clarke. Results: Of the 393 healthcare workers who attended the training and completed the evaluation questionnaire, 326 completed the pre- and post-training knowledge questionnaire. A significant improvement was observed in mean knowledge scores following training for infection control, nursing, and polymerase chain reaction sampling staff (p-value < 0.001, p-value < 0.001, and p-value = 0.006, respectively), but not for housekeeping staff. More than 93% of the participants showed high trainer and content evaluation scores. As for the hospitals’ preparedness assessments, there was a clear improvement in the pre- and post-assessment scores for each hospital, and there was a significant difference in the mean of the total scores of partner hospitals pre- and post-USAID-AUB project (p-value = 0.005). These findings were supported by the qualitative analysis, where nine hospitals expressed the positive impact of the USAID-AUB intervention in improving their preparedness to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic at a critical time when it was highly needed. Despite the intervention, persistent challenges remained. Conclusions: A timely and proactive collaborative program between academic/tertiary care centers and remote community hospitals that includes sharing supplies and expertise is feasible and highly effective during public health emergencies.

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confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%