Background: Building fires are the most common threatening and distressing hazard in hospitals. Fire is one of the top 10 hazards that threaten Iranian hospitals. Nevertheless, no study has been done on the features of fires in Iran hospitals. So, this study aimed to investigate the characteristics of fires taking place in Iranian hospitals.  Materials and Methods:  In this cross-sectional stu...

OBJECTIVE Hospital services are the most expensive component of modern health care systems and inappropriate hospital stay is one of the most important challenges facing hospitals in many countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of inappropriate hospital stay and investigate the related factors in Semnan city (Iran). METHODS In this study, the Iranian version of Approp...

BACKGROUND Many factors influence the organizational commitment of employees. One of these factors is job designing since it affects the attitude, beliefs, and feelings of the organization employees. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the relationship between job characteristics and organizational commitment among the employees of hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this descriptive and correl...

planned human resource development is critical to educating a skilled and efficient workforce. the present study aimed at identifying the main factors of planned human resource development in iranian social security organization hospitals. the study is done through analysis of a questionnaire designed after identification of the main variables. iran social security organisation hospitals (the m...

INTRODUCTION The emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in different patient populations is a major public health concern. This study determined the prevalence and distribution of circulating molecular types of MRSA in hospitalized patients in ICU of hospitals in Tehran. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 70 MRSA isolates were collected from patients in eight hospitals....

INTRODUCTION: Road traffic crashes (RTCs) annually cause about 1.35 million deaths and 20–50 injuries. Hospitals have the main role in responding to road injuries (RTIs) decreasing number of disabilities deaths. This study aimed assess preparedness selected Iranian hospitals with mass casualties. MATERIAL AND METHODS: cross-sectional was carried out among 13 four provinces including Tehran, Alb...