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fa Hazard Assessment in Fars Province Hospitals in Iran in 2017 Hazard Assessment in Fars Province Hospitals in Iran in 2017 اپیدمی در بحران ها Epidemic in Crisis پژوهشي Research article <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">INTRODUCTION: Fars is a disaster-prone province which is affected by a myriad of disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and traffic accidents. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the disaster risk of hospitals in Fars province in 2017. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2017. Out of 90 hospitals in Fars province, 51 centers cooperated in the presented study. Six prevalent disasters and crises in Fars province were identified using the recorded incidents in the last 20 years in the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. A book entitled "National tools for the assessment of risks and indicators of specialized competencies of the health sector in response to hazards and disasters (risk map), which was written for the Ministry of Health of Iran in 2014, was used to assess and obtain the risk score.  The maximum and minimum risk scores were obtained at 95 and 19, respectively, and the data were analyzed in Excel 2016. FINDINGS: The mean and standard deviation of the obtained scores for different hazards were reported as 56.039±175.785 (earthquake), 45.962 ± 322.17 (seasonal flood), 575.786.195±19.57 (drought), 909.18±686.36 (chemical threats), 47.764±18.066 (human-caused fires), and 50.235±15.709 (power outage). In most hospitals, the risk of earthquakes and the negative impact of drought were higher than other hazards, while the chemical threats obtained the lowest score. CONCLUSION: Since Fars province is a disaster-prone area, the risk assessment should be periodically performed at short intervals to identify hazards with higher risk scores and implement corrective measures in this regard.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 1cm; text-align: justify;">INTRODUCTION: Fars is a disaster-prone province which is affected by a myriad of disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, fires, and traffic accidents. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the disaster risk of hospitals in Fars province in 2017. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 2017. Out of 90 hospitals in Fars province, 51 centers cooperated in the presented study. Six prevalent disasters and crises in Fars province were identified using the recorded incidents in the last 20 years in the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. A book entitled "National tools for the assessment of risks and indicators of specialized competencies of the health sector in response to hazards and disasters (risk map), which was written for the Ministry of Health of Iran in 2014, was used to assess and obtain the risk score.  The maximum and minimum risk scores were obtained at 95 and 19, respectively, and the data were analyzed in Excel 2016. FINDINGS: The mean and standard deviation of the obtained scores for different hazards were reported as 56.039±175.785 (earthquake), 45.962 ± 322.17 (seasonal flood), 575.786.195±19.57 (drought), 909.18±686.36 (chemical threats), 47.764±18.066 (human-caused fires), and 50.235±15.709 (power outage). In most hospitals, the risk of earthquakes and the negative impact of drought were higher than other hazards, while the chemical threats obtained the lowest score. CONCLUSION: Since Fars province is a disaster-prone area, the risk assessment should be periodically performed at short intervals to identify hazards with higher risk scores and implement corrective measures in this regard.</div> Disasters, Fars Province, Hospital, Risk Assessment. Disasters, Fars Province, Hospital, Risk Assessment. 144 151 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-560-2&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Mahmoudreza Peyravi Mahmoudreza Peyravi peyravi110@gmail.com 100319475328460012064 100319475328460012064 No PhD, Department of Disaster and Emergency Health, Health Human Resources Research, School of Management and Medical Information, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh miladahmadimarzaleh@yahoo.com 100319475328460012065 100319475328460012065 Yes PhD, Research Center for Emergency and Disaster Resilience, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran 3-PhD, Applied Science Higher Education Institute, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran 4-PhD, Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Student Research Committee, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 5-MPH of Health Policy, Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran 2- Assistant Professor, Research Center for Health Management in Mass Gathering, Red Crescent society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran. Amir Khorram-Manesh Amir Khorram-Manesh amir.khorram-manesh@surgery.gu.se 100319475328460012066 100319475328460012066 No Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 4- MD, PhD. Unit of Security and Preparedness. Department of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Fatemeh Gandomkar Fatemeh Gandomkar f.gandomkar881@gmail.com 100319475328460012067 100319475328460012067 No MSc, Nursing, Emergency Operation Center (EOC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3- Emergency Operation Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. Amanonlah Zamani Amanollah Zamani irana53@yahoo.com 100319475328460012068 100319475328460012068 No PhD Candidate, Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Student Research Committee, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2- Ph.D. of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Student Research Committee, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Health Human Resources Research Center, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.