Challenge of Managing Hospitals during the COVID-۱۹ Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

  • سال انتشار: 1402
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه سیاستگذاری، مدیریت و اقتصاد سلامت مبتنی بر شواهد، دوره: 7، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_EBHPME-7-3_007
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 70
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نویسندگان

Marziyeh Najafi

Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

Mohammad Arab

Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Behrooz Pouragha

Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

Morteza Nazari

Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

Roya Rajaee

Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

Masoumeh Vaziri-Seta

Municipality of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Mohsen Seyed Mahmoudi

Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

Background: The COVID-۱۹ pandemic has posed many challenges on the health system and hospitals to provide services. This study investigated the difference between factors affecting hospital management which considered in preparing a disaster management plan for hospital in the face of a pandemic based on the experiences of hospital managers. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted on selected hospitals affiliated in Alborz University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۱. Data were gathered with purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with ۱۶ hospital managers. MAXQDA ۱۰ and framework analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: The results were categorized in four categories: ۱) Mitigation including staffing, bed capacity, enough space for quarantines, protective equipment, diagnosis and treatment equipment, funding, medicines, patient follow-up, management and leadership; ۲) Preparedness such as crisis committee, preparedness and response plan, measures, action plan; ۳) Response including motivating health workers, cooperation and coordination; ۴) Recovery and lessons learned including providing facilities, expediting patient processes, control, economic conditions, and planning better, passive defense, regular crisis committee meetings, human resources, documentation and use of information systems in planning. Conclusion: In addition to providing the necessary infrastructure, it is important to plan for fair distribution of resources and effective supply chain management. A mechanism should also be developed at the national level to anticipate future health crises and to prevent and control diseases in the most effective way.

کلیدواژه ها

Preparedness, Managing Hospital, Coronavirus Disease ۲۰۱۹ (COVID-۱۹), Pandemic

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