Table 1 Break down of results on Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic, an Infection Control Perspective
Pandemic emergency preparedness | Small hospitals compliance | Medium hospitals compliance | Large hospitals | Total percentage compliance | Total number of hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Existence of emergency planning committee | 50 % (n = 4) | 94 % (n = 17) | 90 % (n = 18) | 85 % (n = 39) | 39 |
Hospitals with an emergency planning committee, percentage of committees which included in their scope planning for an influenza pandemic | 79 % | 36 | |||
Percentage of emergency planning committees which include planning for influenza pandemic | 62 % (n = 5) | 72 % (n = 13) | 65 % (n = 13) | 67 % | 31 |
Percentage of hospitals which participated in an emergency plan or infectious disease exercise in the past 12 months | 25 % (n = 2) | 40 % (n = 7) | 35 % (n = 16) | 35 % | 16 |
Percentage of hospitals which involve community participation when conducting an emergency plan | 15 % | 5 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who compiled lessons learnt from emergency exercises carried out | 40 % | 15 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who educated staff on revisions made to emergency response plans | 36 % | 16 | |||
Percentage of emergency plans which include a surge capacity plan to incorporate additional staffing resources | 12.5 % (n = 1) | 29 % (n = 5) | 37 % (n = 7) | 30 % | 13 |
Percentage of hospitals who have plans or been involved in local planning efforts to care for patients at non-health care facilities | 30 % | 14 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who have incentives to encourage HCW’s to continue to come to work in the event of a major infectious disease outbreak/disaster | 25 % (n = 2) | 22 % (n = 4) | 20 % (n = 4) | 22 % | 10 |
Airborne isolation | |||||
Percentage of hospitals who have enough airborne isolation capabilities and capacity to meet current needs | 62 % (n = 5) | 50 % (n = 9) | 50 % (n = 10) | 52 % | 24 |
Percentage of hospitals who have an interim emergency plan for addressing airborne isolation capacity for an outbreak of prolonged airborne-spread disease to safely house patients on an emergency temporary basis | 12 % (n = 1) | 72 % (n = 13) | 55 % (n = 11) | 54 % | 25 |
Percentage of hospitals who have sufficient plans to safely house patients during a major airborne-spread disease outbreak | 12 % (n = 1) | 41 % (n = 7) | 45 % (n = 9) | 38 % | 17 |
Staffing | |||||
Percentage of hospitals who have cross trained staff to treat an influx of influenza patients | 12 % (n = 1) | 28 % (n = 5) | 15 % (n = 3) | 26 % | 12 |
Percentage of hospitals who have cross-trained staff to provide patient care outside their routine area or speciality | 12 % (n = 1) | 28 % (n = 5) | 15 % (n = 3) | 20 % | 9 |
Percentage of hospitals who have developed policies or procedures to provide altered standards of care during a pandemic | 35 % | 16 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who have plans for instituting a ‘working quarantine’ for staff | 20 % | 9 | |||
Vaccine administration | |||||
Percentages of hospitals who have a plan to prioritise hospital workers to receive vaccines in the event of an infectious emergency | 65 % | 30 | |||
Stockpile of supplies | |||||
Percentage of hospital who have taken measures to stockpile linen, gowns, masks and other supplies | 12 % (n = 1) | 72 % (n = 13) | 47 % (n = 9) | 51 % | 23 |
Existence of emergency planning committee | 50 % (n = 4) | 94 % (n = 17) | 90 % (n = 18) | 85 % (n = 39) | 39 |
Hospitals with an emergency planning committee, percentage of committees which included in their scope planning for an influenza pandemic | 79 % | 36 | |||
Percentage of emergency planning committees which include planning for influenza pandemic | 62 % (n = 5) | 72 % (n = 13) | 65 % (n = 13) | 67 % | 31 |
Percentage of hospitals which participated in an emergency plan or infectious disease exercise in the past 12 months | 25 % (n = 2) | 40 % (n = 7) | 35 % (n = 16) | 35 % | 16 |
Percentage of hospitals which involve community participation when conducting an emergency plan | 15 % | 5 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who compiled lessons learnt from emergency exercises carried out | 40 % | 15 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who educated staff on revisions made to emergency response plans | 36 % | 16 | |||
Percentage of emergency plans which include a surge capacity plan to incorporate additional staffing resources | 12.5 % (n = 1) | 29 % (n = 5) | 37 % (n = 7) | 30 % | 13 |
Percentage of hospitals who have plans or been involved in local planning efforts to care for patients at non-health care facilities | 30 % | 14 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who have incentives to encourage HCW’s to continue to come to work in the event of a major infectious disease outbreak/disaster | 25 % (n = 2) | 22 % (n = 4) | 20 % (n = 4) | 22 % | 10 |
Airborne isolation | |||||
Percentage of hospitals who have enough airborne isolation capabilities and capacity to meet current needs | 62 % (n = 5) | 50 % (n = 9) | 50 % (n = 10) | 52 % | 24 |
Percentage of hospitals who have an interim emergency plan for addressing airborne isolation capacity for an outbreak of prolonged airborne-spread disease to safely house patients on an emergency temporary basis | 12 % (n = 1) | 72 % (n = 13) | 55 % (n = 11) | 54 % | 25 |
Percentage of hospitals who have sufficient plans to safely house patients during a major airborne-spread disease outbreak | 12 % (n = 1) | 41 % (n = 7) | 45 % (n = 9) | 38 % | 17 |
Staffing | |||||
Percentage of hospitals who have cross trained staff to treat an influx of influenza patients | 12 % (n = 1) | 28 % (n = 5) | 15 % (n = 3) | 26 % | 12 |
Percentage of hospitals who have cross-trained staff to provide patient care outside their routine area or speciality | 12 % (n = 1) | 28 % (n = 5) | 15 % (n = 3) | 20 % | 9 |
Percentage of hospitals who have developed policies or procedures to provide altered standards of care during a pandemic | 35 % | 16 | |||
Percentage of hospitals who have plans for instituting a ‘working quarantine’ for staff | 20 % | 9 | |||
Vaccine administration | |||||
Percentages of hospitals who have a plan to prioritise hospital workers to receive vaccines in the event of an infectious emergency | 65 % | 30 | |||
Stockpile of supplies | |||||
Percentage of hospital who have taken measures to stockpile linen, gowns, masks and other supplies | 12 % (n = 1) | 72 % (n = 13) | 47 % (n = 9) | 51 % | 23 |