Citation

Kavari SH, Mobaraki H. HealthMed 2012; 6(6): 1987-1993.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, DRUNPP)

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Abstract

The history of developing countries shows many fatal disasters which have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and hundreds of billions of dollars economic loss. During and after disasters hospitals play the main role of giving health services to people, so they should have their own planning and preparedness to present their services on time and without any interruption. This research aims to survey the preparedness scale of 9 hospitals at Shiraz University of Medical Science in disasters in Iran. The research is based on the literature review and questionnaire. These questionnaires were completed by managers and personnel. The data were gathered and analyzed by SPSS. The result shows that about 50 percent of hospitals had an education plan for disasters. The majority of hospitals did not have a crisis management committee. Building structures, installations and maintenance in fifty percent of hospitals were resistant against disasters.

Key words: Disasters, Preparedness, Hospitals, Iran