Organizational Health of Isfahan Hospitals

Background & Objectives: Organizational health is the physical, mental and social adaptation of the organization to its surrounding environment. Organizational health plays a key role in increasing the productivity of the organization. Hospitals must be healthy to provide quality, safe and effective services to society. This study aimed to measure the organizational health of Isfahan city hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. Materials & Methods: This survey was conducted using a questionnaire in 14 public, private, charity and social security hospitals in Isfahan city in 2015. A total of 578 hospital managers and employees participated in this study. The organizational health assessment questionnaire included 3 main dimensions, 18 sub-dimensions and 54 questions on a five-point Likert scale. SPSS software, version 21, and descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (regression and analysis of variance) were used for data analysis. Results: The average score of organizational health in Isfahan hospitals was 3.17±0.61 out of 5 points. Three hospitals had good organizational health, ten hospitals had moderate organizational health, and one hospital had poor organizational health. Hospitals had more social, physical and mental health, respectively. The highest organizational health was observed in the dimensions of planning, formality, ethics and leadership, and the lowest organizational health was observed in the dimensions of organizational justice and decision making. The dimensions of intra-departmental relations, optimal use of resources, leadership, cohesion, control and commitment had the greatest impact on organizational health. Charity hospitals had higher scores in organizational health scale than other hospitals. Conclusion: Isfahan hospitals had an average level of organizational health. Hospital managers should take necessary measures to improve the health level of their organization.