Assessing healthcare capacity crisis preparedness: development of an evaluation tool by a Canadian health authority.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic presented health systems across the globe with unparalleled socio-political, ethical, scientific, and economic challenges. Despite the necessity for a unified, innovative, and effective response, many jurisdictions were unprepared to such a profound health crisis. This study aims to outline the creation of an evaluative tool designed to measure and evaluate the Vitalité Health Network's (New Brunswick, Canada) ability to manage health crises.

Methods

The methodology of this work was carried out in four stages: (1) construction of an evaluative framework; (2) validation of the framework; (3) construction of the evaluative tool for the Health Authority; and (4) evaluation of the capacity to manage a health crisis.

Results

The resulting

SUBMITTER: Gomes Chaves B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594116 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature