Beta
390939

Evaluation of Hospital Disaster ‎Preparedness in Makkah

Article

Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

-

Abstract

Introduction: Muslims all throughout the world consider Makkah to be a sacred city. With an estimated population of 9.03 million out of Saudi Arabia's total population of 34.2 million in 2019, Makkah is a metropolis in the western part of the country. The Saudi government has spent a significant amount of money preventing risks around the Holy Mosque from the standpoint of emergency and disaster management. As part of its overarching duties for the safety and security of the nation, the Saudi government, as represented by the MOH, is the last arbiter in controlling the health repercussions of disaster occurrences. The need for healthcare organisations to create all-hazard disaster preparedness is supported by their susceptibility to dangers. Planning for hospital disaster preparedness is an integral and vital component of any emergency management system that calls for collaboration between numerous outside entities. In order for the Makkah hospitals to be successful and well-prepared, this study set out to assess the level of hospital disaster preparedness.
Methods: Five Likert scales were used in the questionnaire's design. Three indicators were distinguished: structural, non-structural, and human resources. The study evaluated the disaster preparedness for each hospital's disaster preparedness indicators using a sample of 7 hospitals. To analyse the effectiveness of hospital reforms, a tool was created.
Results: The HDP level in the hospitals surveyed was weak. More action is needed for disaster mitigation, including prevention and planning for emergency and evacuation situations at the structural, non-structural, and human resource levels.
Conclusions: Data indicate that the hospitals included in this study lack management and training during disasters and exhibit indicators of disaster preparedness. The study thus focused on hospital disaster readiness. Hospitals need to understand the importance of disaster readiness and that the majority of hospital disaster preparedness is already incorporated into the hospital system.

DOI

10.21608/ajsr.2024.390939

Keywords

Hospital Disaster Preparedness Indicators (HDPI), Hospital ‎Disaster Preparedness (HDP), Disaster, Makkah.‎

Authors

First Name

Abrar Abdul Hamid

Last Name

Turkistani

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Health administration specialist - King Abdul Aziz Hospital

Email

-

City

-

Orcid

-

Volume

8

Article Issue

9

Related Issue

51384

Issue Date

2024-10-01

Receive Date

2024-11-07

Publish Date

2024-10-01

Page Start

71

Page End

116

Print ISSN

2537-0367

Online ISSN

2537-0375

Link

https://ajsr.journals.ekb.eg/article_390939.html

Detail API

https://ajsr.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=390939

Order

390,939

Type

Original Article

Type Code

930

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The Arab Journal of Scientific Research

Publication Link

https://ajsr.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Evaluation of Hospital Disaster ‎Preparedness in Makkah

Details

Type

Article

Created At

24 Dec 2024