equitable distribution of health system resources has been a serious challenge for long ago among the health policy makers. conducted studies have mostly ever had emphasis on equality rather than equity. in this paper we have attempted to examine both equality and equity in resources distribution.this is an applied and descriptive study in which we plotted lorenz and concentration curves to des...

background demand for icu beds is exceeding its supply. since the sources are limited in some centers, it is necessary to design a model to identify the patients who benefit more from icu beds. objectives the present study aimed to develop a model to prioritize adult patients according to their clinical indications by a three rounded delphi method study. patients and methods in this study, 22 p...

OBJECTIVES To assess the need for palliative care among inpatients occupying acute beds in the public sector hospitals of the Cape Town Metropole. METHODS A cross-sectional, contemporaneous, point-prevalence study was performed at 11 public sector hospitals in the Cape Town Metropole using a standardised palliative care identification tool. Data were collected on the socio-demographic charact...

The management of victims during mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) is improving. In many countries, physicians and paramedics are well-trained to manage these incidents. A problem that has been encountered during MCIs is the lack of adequate numbers of hospital beds to accommodate the injured. In Europe, hospitals are crowded. One solution for the lack of beds is the creation of baseline data syst...

BACKGROUND Policies generate accountability in that they offer a standard against which government performance can be assessed. A central question of this study is whether ideological imprint left by policy is realized in the time following its adoption. National mental health policy expressly promotes the notion of deinstitutionalization, which mandates that individuals be cared for in the com...

INTRODUCTION In the Republic of Serbia the activity of general hospitals has not been sufficiently evaluated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate, by analyzing the basic indicators of general hospitals condition and functioning, the network, utilization and efficacy of general hospitals for further improvement of their organization and work. METHODS The paper is a part of a retr...

Eight hospitals reported 781 non-iatrogenic accidents occurring to patients and visitors under 16 years of age during an 18 month period up to October 1989. Accidents more often involved boys and children aged 3 to 5 years old. Falls from a height, slips, and striking accidents were common by day and falls by night. A total of 41% of accidents to inpatients occurred when parents were present. O...

background: this study assessed the removal of organic material and nutrients from full-scale subsurface flow (ssf) constructed wetlands (cws) followed by anaerobic stabilization ponds under environmental conditions. methods: the effluents were distributed evenly in 12 reed beds. samples were taken twice monthly for a total of 6 months from several points in the wetland. biochemical oxygen dema...

In this thesis, we consider levelling the number of required beds at the holding and recovery department. Due to the decreased number of available nurses, the workload for the nurses at hospitals has increased. For this reason, it is important to level the number of required beds at the holding and recovery department. By doing so, the workload can be reduced, beds will be available for emergen...