Khan Shabana, Kumar Dilip, Vyas Navya
Department of Health Policy, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Educ Health Promot. 2024 Apr 29;13:133. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_952_23. eCollection 2024.
Floods had been a repeated phenomenon in India, causing considerable losses to properties, life and infrastructure, and public utilities. Floods are found to be a common natural disaster occurring not only in developing countries but also in developed nations. Hospital preparedness against disaster could help in the management of the surge of patients in an effective manner. This study aims to assess the capacity of public health facilities for coping up with health emergency situations during an event of flood in Mumbai.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 38 public health facilities in Mumbai. A purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the health facilities. Administrative staff, medical officers, and pharmacy in charges were included in the study.
The study revealed that surge capacities in hospitals were adequate as they had additional beds for monsoon-related diseases for the preceding flood situation. There was a triage policy, and the staff were trained on the same. Procurement of drugs was easy because of a good networking system between hospitals. Due to this networking system, patients were also transferred to the nearest healthcare facility in a short span of time.
The response during an event of a flood in the health facilities of Mumbai city was good as they have regular training sessions to be prepared for the emergency situations during monsoon as they have repeated exposure to floods.
洪水在印度反复出现，给财产、生命、基础设施和公共事业造成了巨大损失。人们发现洪水是一种常见的自然灾害，不仅发生在发展中国家，也发生在发达国家。医院的灾害防范措施有助于有效管理患者激增的情况。本研究旨在评估孟买发生洪水时公共卫生设施应对卫生紧急情况的能力。
对孟买的38家公共卫生设施进行了横断面研究。采用目的抽样技术选择卫生设施。研究对象包括行政人员、医务人员和药房负责人。
研究表明，医院的应急能力足够，因为在之前的洪水情况下，医院有为与季风相关疾病准备的额外床位。有分诊政策，工作人员也接受了相关培训。由于医院之间良好的网络系统，药品采购很容易。由于这个网络系统，患者也能在短时间内被转移到最近的医疗机构。
孟买市卫生设施在洪水事件中的应对情况良好，因为它们会定期开展培训课程，为季风期间的紧急情况做好准备，因为它们多次遭受洪水侵袭。
