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. 2022 Oct 14;10:1009400. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1009400

Table 3.

Components across global guidelines, systematic and scoping reviews on hospital resilience.

Article Methods Type of hazards # of comp. Term used Components of hospital resilience
(24) Systematic Review Not specified 4 Factors 1) staff, 2) infrastructure, 3) management, and 4) logistics
(21) Systematic Review Not specified / Disasters 2, 3 Areas, Domains/Subdomains
Factors also mentioned
Two areas: (physical and social),
3 domains [structural (S), non-structural (NS), and functional/operational (F)],
13-subdomains (S: building integrity, previous threats to building safety; NS, infrastructure protection, access and physical security, critical systems, equipment and supplies; F, preparation, organization, HR, comm/info systems, logistics and finance, patient care and supportive services, evacuation, decontamination, and security)
(23) Systematic Review Not specified / Disasters 3 Domains/
Subdomains
Adapted from Hospital Safety Index, structural, non-structural, and functional domains → 27 subdomains
At least 151 checklist areas or “indicators”
(25) Systematic Review + Mixed Methods for validation Not specified / Disasters 4 Domains 1) Hospital Safety, 2) Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Resources, 3) Continuity of Essential Medical Services,
4) Recovery and Adaptation
(26,
41,
42)
Not specified / Disasters 4 + 8 Domains/
Subdomains
1) Response Capability: a) services, b) surge capacity, c) staff and training),
2) Disaster Management: (d) command, communication, cooperation, e) all-hazard preparedness, response, and
f) recovery plans),
3) Disaster Resources: (g) supplies management, and
4) Infrastructural safety: including h) safety, surveillance and network backups.
(7) Review
WHO Policy Paper
Not specified 7 Components 1) Leadership and Coordination, 2) Contingency Planning and Flexible Financing, 3) Infrastructure, Logistics, and Supplies, 4) Hospital Workforce, 5) Clinical Services and Surge Capacity, 6) Risk communication and community engagement, and 7) Information Systems
(16) WHO Guidance Climate-resilient 4 Elements 1) health workforce, 2) WASH and waste management,
3) energy services, and 4) infrastructure, technologies, and products
(29) Scoping review COVID-19 4 Dimensions 1) planning, management, and security, 2) human resources, 3) information and communication, and 4) finance
(27, 28) Scoping review and protocol COVID-19 10 and 3 Dimensions
Categories
10-dimension framework, including:
governance, intervention level, workforce, culture and social values, finance, planning and supported guidance, systems specificities, health sector management, information systems, context and security
Simplified into three categories: 1) human resources,
2) management and communication, and the
3) hygiene-security planning nexus