Assessment of Hospital Readiness to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan—A Cross Sectional Study

Eman Zmaily Dahmash; Thaira Madi; Ahmad Shatat; Yazan Oroud; Samar Khaled Hassan; Omaima Nassar; Affiong Iyire

doi:10.3390/ijerph20031798

Assessment of Hospital Readiness to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic in Jordan—A Cross Sectional Study

Eman Zmaily Dahmash^*, Thaira Madi, Ahmad Shatat, Yazan Oroud, Samar Khaled Hassan, Omaima Nassar, Affiong Iyire

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During the global COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals faced tremendous pressure to cope with the emergency preparedness situations needed to cater for the influx of patients while maintaining their essential services. This study aimed to assess the level of readiness of hospitals in Jordan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic using the WHO hospital readiness checklist. A cross-sectional survey using the modified and validated checklist was conducted in Jordan between 15 May and 15 June 2021. The checklist entailed ten key response functions with a total of 60 activities. Data from 22 hospitals were collected through a structured survey process by two surveyors for each hospital. The overall readiness score of hospitals was 1.77 ± 0.20, with a lower overall score in the northern region (1.65 ± 0.24) than the middle (1.86 ± 0.07) or southern (1.84 ± 0.14) regions. The diagnosis response function scored highest (1.95); but despite efforts, contingency plan development was not met by most hospitals, with a total score ≤ 1.45. Provision of psychological support and occupational health support to ensure the wellbeing of staff scored below average. Outcomes from this survey exposed gaps while offering a framework for upcoming endeavors to improve hospital readiness for any potential pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	1798
Number of pages	20
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031798
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2023

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Funding Information: The Healthcare Accreditation Council (HCAC), Amman-Jordan funded this project (HCAC-1/5/2021).

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COVID-19
emergency preparedness
Jordan
pandemic
WHO hospital readiness checklist

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