Assessing the Hospitals’ Preparedness Against COVID-19: A Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach

Background: COVID-19 pandemic, the different mutations of virus, and emergence variants requires that hospitals upgrade their levels preparedness in managing crisis. This study aims to provide a method for assessing level hospitals’ dealing with such situations.
 Methods: In initial stage, effective criteria hospital were identified through literature review. Following that, Delphi was used obtain perspectives 40 experts from healthcare system order validate criteria. Then, SWARA (Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis) technique applied determine weights Through MABAC (Multi-Attributive Border Approximation Area Comparison) technique, 10 selected Tehran assessed. Finally, using sensitivity analysis, robustness reliability proposed examined.
 Results: Results indicated personnel, education work experience, medical equipment, emergency networks critical factors determining against COVID-19. Out hospitals, Imam Khomeini Hospital found have highest preparedness.
 Conclusion: is first which recommends simple tool hybrid MCDM (Multi-Criteria Decision Making) approach. facilitates proper allocation budgets other resources strengthening handling situation