Disaster Preparedness in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia and Risk Perceptions of Their Authorities

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Table 1 Level of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness of Selected Hospitals in Western Ethiopia, 2019

No	Parameters	Number of Question	Score Ranges	Scores Obtained		Readiness Level
				Score	Percent
1	Coordination of disaster management	8	8–24	12	50	Weak
2	Disaster response and recovery planning	5	5–15	5	33.3	Weak
3	Communication and information management	4	4–12	5	41.6	Weak
4	Human resources	5	5–15	9	60	Good
5	Logistics and finance	4	2–12	5	41.6	Weak
6	Patient care and support services	9	9–27	16	59.2	Weak
7	Evacuation, decontamination, and security	5	5–15	6	40	Weak
Total		39	39–117	58	45.6	Weak

Table 2 Hospital Authorities’ Disaster Risk Perceptions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia, 2019

Hospitals	Scores as Per Disaster Events							AHM	Range	Category of Perceived Risks
	ND	VD	Man-Made Disasters (MD)
			BT	ET	CT	NT	RT
Hospital 1	5 (3)	5 (3)	1 (1)	1 (2)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (2)	37	36–45	High risk Perception
Hospital 2	5 (2)	5 (3)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (2)	1 (1)	1 (1)	31	26–35	Moderate risk Perception
Hospital 3	5 (3)	5 (3)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (1)	1 (2)	36	36–45	High risk Perception
Hospital 4	5 (2)	5 (2)	1 (1)	1 (2)	1 (2)	1 (1)	1 (2)	33	26–35	Moderate risk Perception

Abbreviations: AHM, all hazard measures; BT, biological threats; ET, explosive threats; CT, chemical threats; ND, natural disaster; NT, nuclear threats; RT, radiological threats; VD, vehicular disasters.