Hospital Preparedness and Response Framework during infection pandemic

Thapa, Bikash Bikram

doi:10.1101/2021.06.28.21259630

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on March 11, 2020, that the COVID-19 outbreak had reached pandemic status. Health systems worldwide grappled to mobilize, organize, and deploy resources rapidly to minimize the disease’s devastating public health consequences ( 1 , 2 ). In addition to the devastating mortality rates, the pandemic worsened existing chronic medical conditions and exacerbated health inequalities, particularly among vulnerable and disadvantaged populations ( 3 , 4 ).…”

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Assessing healthcare capacity crisis preparedness: development of an evaluation tool by a Canadian health authority

Gomes Chaves,

Alami,

Sonier-Ferguson

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic presented health systems across the globe with unparalleled socio-political, ethical, scientific, and economic challenges. Despite the necessity for a unified, innovative, and effective response, many jurisdictions were unprepared to such a profound health crisis. This study aims to outline the creation of an evaluative tool designed to measure and evaluate the Vitalité Health Network’s (New Brunswick, Canada) ability to manage health crises.MethodsThe methodology of this work was carried out in four stages: (1) construction of an evaluative framework; (2) validation of the framework; (3) construction of the evaluative tool for the Health Authority; and (4) evaluation of the capacity to manage a health crisis.ResultsThe resulting evaluative tool incorporated 8 dimensions, 74 strategies, and 109 observable elements. The dimensions included: (1) clinical care management; (2) infection prevention and control; (3) governance and leadership; (4) human and logistic resources; (5) communication and technologies; (6) health research; (7) ethics and values; and (8) training. A Canadian Health Authority implemented the tool to support its future preparedness.ConclusionThis study introduces a methodological strategy adopted by a Canadian health authority to evaluate its capacity in managing health crises. Notably, this study marks the first instance where a Canadian health authority has created a tool for emergency healthcare management, informed by literature in the field and their direct experience from handling the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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