ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Flexibility during the COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Healthcare Facility Assessment Tools for Resilient Evaluation.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Decision Support Frameworks in Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Review of Dynamic Models in Complex Contexts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Transforming health care systems towards high-performance organizations: qualitative study based on learning from COVID-19 pandemic in the Basque Country (Spain).BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Predicting Mortality for COVID-19 Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Using Early Warning Scores in Poland.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship between Racial Diversity in Medical Staff and Hospital Operational Efficiency: An Empirical Study of 3870 U.S. Hospitals.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Wolfson Prize: designing the hospital of the future.Future healthcare journal · 2023Article
- Adaptability in healthcare buildings: a perspective through Joseph Bracops Hospital.Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Article
- Responding to COVID-19: The Suitability of Primary Care Infrastructure in 33 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Lessons learnt for enhancing hospital resilience to pandemics: A qualitative analysis from Italy.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2022Article
- The other side of the crisis: organizational flexibility in balancing Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 health-care services.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Responsiveness and Adaptability of Healthcare Facilities in Emergency Scenarios: COVID-19 Experience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Healthcare facilities are facing huge challenges due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Around the world, national healthcare contingency plans have struggled to cope with the population health impact of COVID-19, with healthcare facilities and critical care systems buckling under the extraordinary pressures. COVID-19 has starkly highlighted the lack of reliable operational tools for assessing the level sof flexibility of a hospital building to support strategic and agile decision making. The aim of this study was to modify, improve and test an existing assessment tool for evaluating hospital facilities flexibility and resilience. We followed a five-step process for collecting data by (i) doing a literature review about flexibility principles and strategies, (ii) reviewing healthcare design guidelines, (iii) examining international healthcare facilities case studies, (iv) conducting a critical review and optimization of the existing tool, and (v) assessing the usability of the evaluation tool. The new version of the OFAT framework (Optimized Flexibility Assessment Tool) is composed of nine evaluation parameters and subdivided into measurable variables with scores ranging from 0 to 10. The pilot testing of case studies enabled the assessment and verification the OFAT validity and reliability in support of decision makers in addressing flexibility of hospital design and/or operations. Healthcare buildings need to be designed and built based on principles of flexibility to accommodate current healthcare operations, adapting to time-sensitive physical transformations and responding to contemporary and future public health emergencies.
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