DISASTER MEDICINE No. 4(104)•2018

EXPERIENCE OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA IN ASSESSING AND STRENGTHENING OF HOSPITAL SAFETY IN EMERGENCIES  Download the article in pdf format


Pysla M.S.

Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Health Labor and Social Protection, Kishintv, Republic of Moldova

UDK 614.2 (478)
Pр. 58–61

It is noted that the problem of safety of medical institutions in emergency situations is very relevant for the Republic of Moldova, the territory of which is exposed to the risk of a number of destructive natural and man-made factors. In this connection, an assessment of the level of hospital safety in the Republic of Moldova was carried out with the use of the new at that time methodology “Hospital Safety Index” in 2010. The results of the evaluation served the basis for the development and implementation of a program to strengthen the safety of hospitals in the Republic of Moldova for 2012–2016 period. Because of the expiration of the Program, as well as for the sake of a more objective assessment of its effectiveness, a re-assessment of the safety of hospitals in the Republic of Moldova was carried out in 2016 using an improved version of the methodology “Hospital Safety Index”, the results of which are presented in the article.

Key wordsemergency situations, evaluation, hospitals, methodology “Hospital Safety Index”, safety level

For citation: Pysla M.S., (Experience of Republic of Moldova in Assessing and Strengthening of Hospital Safety in Emergencies), Disaster Medicine, 2018; 4(104): 58–61 (In Rus.)

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