Module 2:Safe Hospital Assessment

Training on Safe Hospitals in Disasters

Module Overview• The first major step towards safe hospital is the

acceptance of the fact that there is no such thing as a “hazard” free community.

• This is the main reason why this module is starting off with a short exercise on identifying hazards that have been or maybe experienced by a hospital / health facility.

• The participants will then be introduced to the safer hospital / health facility assessment tool, which is recommended in identifying and prioritizing gaps for working towards safe hospital / health facilities.

Module Objectives• At the end of this module, participants will be able to:

– Identify hazards experienced or might be experienced by participants’ hospital.

– Utilize WPRO’s “Safe Hospitals in Disasters” assessment tool in identifying hospital vulnerabilities in the following components:

• Structural • Non-structural • Functional

– Prioritize gaps in the following “Safe Hospital” components:• Structural • Non-structural

– Functional

Expected Outputs– Identification of commonly experienced or predicted

hazards of participating hospitals– Risk analysis focused on participating hospitals– Descriptive assessment of participating hospitals using

the WPRO’s “Safe Hospitals in Disasters” assessment tool.

– Identification and prioritization of the “Safe Hospitals” gaps of hospital for action planning (3 critical gaps per component).

– Presentation of executive summary of assessment.– Presentation of list of prioritized gaps for action

planning

Session 1:

Identifying hazards

Objectives

• At the end of this session, you will be able to: – Identify commonly experienced or might be

experienced hazards in participating hospitals.

– Using the risk management framework, do a risk analysis of their respective hospitals.

Exercise 1: Identifying hazards

• Materials needed: flipcharts and pentel pens• Instructions to participants:• Divide into hospital teams. Using the suggested

format below, do the following as a team:– Identify commonly experienced or predicted hazards

for their respective hospitals. (10 mins)– Complete the risk management framework focusing

on respective hospitals. (10 mins).– Get ready to report your output.

Hospital Hazards Key Messages:

• Identification of hazards is first step.• Put attention to identified hazards but do

not forget other possible hazards.• Reduce risk.• Protect health facilities.• Save lives.

Risk Management Framework

Session 2:

Assessing Structural, Non-structural and Functional

Components

Reminder to participants:• Since this module would require the use of

an ‘assessment tool’ please remember to:– Read and accomplish the attached WPRO’s

“Safe Hospitals in Disasters” assessment tool.– Read guidelines or instructions on how to

accomplish the tool.– Work as a team! Team membership is

essential for successful use of tool.

Objectives: • At the end of this session, you will be able to:

– Discuss the following components for “Safe Hospital”:• Structural • Non-structural • Functional

– Make a descriptive assessment of their hospital using the WPRO’s “Safe Hospitals in Disasters” assessment tool.

– Identify and prioritize the 3 critical “Safe Hospitals” gaps of their hospital for action planning in the following components:

• Structural • Non-structural

– Functional

The Prioritization matrix • As a group you can develop your own scoring

matrix or scoring rubric (e.g. 1 = least urgent to 10 = most urgent).

• In the first row you have example of possible factors to use in prioritizing gaps

• Your group can identify factors that may be more appropriate in your own setting.

• Your group is given the freedom to change or remove the factors used in the first row.

The Prioritization matrix• Structural• Nonstructural• Functional

• Using the results of assessment and priority matrix, your hospital team is to prepare a report of assessment and prioritization of gaps. Take note of the following:

• Confidentiality clause of assessment report• Executive report format• Name of Hospital• Type: Government vs. private• Bed capacity• List of gaps per areas in each component• Descriptive assessment • Prioritization matrix of gaps• Identification of the 3 critical gaps in each component

Session 3:

Presentation of Assessment Results and Prioritized Gaps

Presentation of Assessment Results and Prioritized Gaps

• In this session, you will simulate a situation wherein you are to report to the hospital executive committee (or house leadership).

• The content of the report should come from the result of your workshop on prioritizing.

Thank you!