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Shams L, Yarmohammadian M H, Atighechian G, Haghshenas A. Hospitals preparedness for HEICS establishment in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. jorar 2010; 2 (1)
URL: http://jorar.ir/article-1-59-en.html

Inroducion: Using an effective management system can minimize negative effects of emergency incidents in hospitals and achieve maximum  with using  of facilities and human resources. Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) is one of the most reliable emergency incident command system for preparing and increasing the hospitals efficiency. The aim of this study is to identify Isfahan University of medical sciences.

Method: In this qualitative research, some senior mangers of Isfahan University of medical sciences and key informants in emergency incidents management were selected and surveyed by in-depth interview in 2008. The data was collected by using nonrandom purposeful sampling, semi-structured interview and also snowball method, and then it was analyzed by Klizy method.

Findings:The findings were classified into two general categories including s (internal and external) of HEICS establishment and also adopting short, mid and long terms.

Conclusion:Regarding barriers in establishment of HEICS, it is recommended that the authorities take measures in different levels of health & care system to implement as soon as possible by encouraging and supporting systems.