Hospitals' Collaborations Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness: Lessons Learnt from COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic strained healthcare systems around the world. This study aims to understand the preparedness of private remote hospitals in Lebanon to respond to the pandemic and evaluate the impact of inter-hospital collaborations on the hospitals' readiness.

Methods

A multi-centered study was conducted between August 2020 and June 2021 in ten Lebanese private remote hospitals based on a mixed-methods embedded approach where the quantitative supported the qualitative. Through the AUB-USAID (American University of Beirut-United States Agency for International Development) COVID-19 project, these hospitals received personal protective equipment and medical equipment in addition to COVID-19-related training using the Train-the-Trainer model. The quantitative p

SUBMITTER: Sakr CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10855495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature