Evaluation of hospital disaster preparedness by a multi-criteria decision making approach: The case of Turkish hospitals.

ABSTRACT: Considering the unexpected emergence of natural and man-made disasters over the world and Turkey, the importance of preparedness of hospitals, which are the first reference points for people to get healthcare services, becomes clear. Determining the level of disaster preparedness of hospitals is an important and necessary issue. This is because identifying hospitals with low level of preparedness is crucial for disaster preparedness planning. In this study, a hybrid fuzzy decision making model was proposed to evaluate the disaster preparedness of hospitals. This model was developed using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP)-fuzzy decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (FDEMATEL)-technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solutions (TOPSIS) techniques and aimed to det

SUBMITTER: Ortiz-Barrios M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7335495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature