Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Switzerland Over a Decade: A National Survey

Dell’Era, Simone; Dami, Fabrice

doi:10.1017/dmp.2018.59

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“…Dell'Era et al [29] compared Swiss hospital disaster preparedness in 2006 and 2016. A questionnaire was specifically developed in their research to assess hospital preparedness in managing various disaster situations.…”

Section: Hospital Disaster Preparedness Tools and Indicesmentioning

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Developing Hospital Emergency and Disaster Management Index Using TOPSIS Method

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Indonesia is a country prone to experiencing natural hazards and disasters, which have frequently damaged public infrastructure, including hospitals. The role of hospitals is crucial to alleviate the impact of disasters. However, there is still a lack of study that analyzes the factors that influence the readiness of hospitals in emergency situations. Filling in this gap, the aim of this paper is to analyze and rank hospitals across West Java and Yogyakarta, Indonesia by the resilience of their emergency management approaches. This research seeks to measure hospital resiliency during emergencies and disasters. Results indicate that the emergency and disaster management coordination, response and disaster recovery planning, communication and information management, logistics and evacuation, human resources, finance, patient care and support services, decontamination and security are key attributes for the decision-making matrix. Based on the Hospital Safety Index tool, this research proposes the Hospital Emergency and Disaster Management (HEDM) index by combining the key attributes and sub-attributes using the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) as a multi-attribute decision-making technique. The paper concludes that the anticipated benefits of analyzing the resilience of hospitals by using HEDM is the identification of the most susceptible hospitals based on their levels of readiness and resiliency in areas which are prone to experiencing disasters. This prioritization is important for resource allocation and budget planning.

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Developing Hospital Emergency and Disaster Management Index Using TOPSIS Method

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“…The level and effectiveness of preparedness in Finnish hospitals bear comparison with other countries: in the Netherlands in 2002, 89% of hospitals had a disaster plan, in Switzerland in 2018 the same number was 92%, and in South Africa in 2008, it was 93%. 4,17,18 In 2012, the average hospital preparedness level for disaster management amongst 27 European Union member states was 54% when analyzed using a modified WHO toolkit. 19 In Italy, 3 out of 15 hospitals (20%) and in Yemen, one out of 11 hospitals (9%) had an effective preparedness level with an average overall preparedness level of 56%, and 38% respectively.…”

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The Impact of Exposure to Previous Disasters on Hospital Disaster Surge Capacity Preparedness in Finland: Hospital disaster surge capacity preparedness

Kerola,

Hirvensalo,

Franc

2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: As disasters are rare and high-impact events, it is important that the learnings from disasters are maximized. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of exposure to a past disaster or mass casualty incident (MCI) on local hospital surge capacity planning. Methods: The current hospital preparedness plans of hospitals receiving surgical emergency patients in Finland were collected (n = 28) and analyzed using the World Health Organization (WHO) hospital emergency checklist tool. The surge capacity score was compared between the hospitals that had been exposed to a disaster or MCI with those who had not. Results: The overall median score of all key components on the WHO checklist was 76% (range 24%). The median surge capacity score was 65% (range 39%). There was no statistical difference between the surge capacity score of the hospitals with history of a disaster or MCI compared to those without (65% for both, P = 0.735). Conclusion: Exposure to a past disaster or MCI did not appear to be associated with an increased local hospital disaster surge capacity score. The study suggests that disaster planning should include structured post-action processes for enabling meaningful improvement after an experienced disaster or MCI.

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“…34 Insufficient standardization of protocols and disaster planning has also been identified as a significant barrier. 21,30,[35][36][37][38] The ministry of health in Saudi Arabia highly recommends working with other health authorities to standardize the protocols and plans for all types of disasters. Lack of effective training is another issue that challenges healthcare providers in decontamination.…”

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Factors Affecting the Decontamination Process in Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Felemban¹,

Youssef²,

Thobaity³

2021

RMHP

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Introduction Hospitals face various types of disasters that require either decontamination or disinfection interventions. These contaminants can be chemical, biological, radioactive, or infectious, such as COVID-19. Further, there are few studies in the literature on factors affecting decontamination in hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Methods Approximately 157 healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, and other specialists) participated in this study. Principle component analysis was used to explore three factors in Saudi Arabia that affect the ability of healthcare providers to decontaminate appropriately. Results Three factors were extracted: (1) having adequate skills to perform decontamination, (2) being adequately prepared for decontamination before a disaster occurs, and (3) organizational barriers to decontamination. There was a positive correlation between the skills and preparedness and a negative correlation between barriers and both skills and preparedness. Discussion It is essential to prepare for decontamination during disasters more effectively and to ensure that all healthcare providers have the requisite skills. Moreover, barriers to decontamination must be investigated thoroughly to improve implementation.

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Hospital Disaster Preparedness in Switzerland Over a Decade: A National Survey

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Developing Hospital Emergency and Disaster Management Index Using TOPSIS Method

Developing Hospital Emergency and Disaster Management Index Using TOPSIS Method

The Impact of Exposure to Previous Disasters on Hospital Disaster Surge Capacity Preparedness in Finland: Hospital disaster surge capacity preparedness

Factors Affecting the Decontamination Process in Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

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