Table 5.

Description of criteria.

Criterion	Sub-criteria	Criterion description
Hospital buildings (C1)	Physical infrastructure (SC1.1) Location (SC1.2) Number of floors (SC1.3) Capacity (SC1.4) Disaster gathering area (SC1.5) Insulation (SC1.6) Ventilation (SC1.7)	It is defined as the structural preparedness of hospitals when facing disaster events. It covers installed capacity, location, and infrastructure quality criteria.
Equipment (C2)	Medicine (SC2.1) Potential hazardous substance (SC2.2) Material safety management (SC2.3) Medical equipment for ES (SC2.4) Power generator (SC2.5) Drinking water (SC2.6) Tent (SC2.7) Food (SC2.8) Bed (SC2.9) Triage tag (SC2.10) Finance (SC2.11) Supply source (SC2.12)	It is about non-structural preparedness. This criterion focuses on the availability of quality and quantity of the equipment.
Communication (C3)	Emergency network (SC3.1) Communication tools/device (SC3.2) Information quality (SC3.3)	It concerns the information technology ability of the hospital under disaster.
Transportation (C4)	Number of vehicles (SC4.1) Helipad space (SC4.2) Safety (SC4.3) Accessibility (SC4.4)	This criterion specifies the transportation resources of the hospital and the status of the roads to the hospital in case of disaster.
Personnel (C5)	Education (SC5.1) Disaster drill (SC5.2) Emergency response team (SC5.3) Coordination (SC5.4) Number of personnel (SC5.5) Working hours (SC5.6)	This criterion shows the capability of the hospital regarding the qualification and quantity of personnel.
Flexibility (C6)	Flexibility in the use of facilities (SC6.1) Contingency staff (SC6.2) Blood bank (SC6.3) Supply chain of medicines and supplies (SC6.4)	This criterion considers the ability of hospitals for expanding their capacity aiming at admitting the greatest possible number of patients.