Strategic planning and designing of a hospital disaster manual in a tertiary care,teaching, research and referral institute in India |
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| Authors: | Shweta Talati Prateek Bhatia Ashok Kumar A. K. Gupta Col. D Ojha |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Hospital Administration, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;2.Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India;3.All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India |
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| Abstract: | BACKGROUND:As per the “Disaster Management Act, 2005” of India, it is mandatory for government hospitals in India to prepare a disaster plan. This study aimed to prepare a disaster manual of a 1 900 bed tertiary care hospital, in consultation and involvement of all concerned stakeholders.METHODS:A committee of members from hospital administration, clinical, diagnostic and supportive departments worked on an initial document prepared according to the Act and gave their inputs to frame a final disaster manual.RESULTS:The prepared departmental standard operating procedures involved 116 people (doctors and paramedical staff), and were then synchronized, in 12 committee meetings, to produce the final hospital disaster manual.CONCLUSIONS:The present disaster manual is one of the few comprehensive plans prepared by the stakeholders of a government hospital in India, who themselves form a part of the disaster response team. It also helped in co-ordinated conduction of mock drills.KEYWORDS: Disaster Management Act, Disaster manual, Hospital administration, Stakeholders, Mock drills |
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