Introduction: Hospital readiness is fundamental in major incidents or disasters for community preparedness. The Thai hospital’s self-assessment tool for mass casualty incidents and disasters has been developed using a systematic review process. However, to determine levels of hospital preparedness, a scoring assessment tool needs to be developed for hospital evaluation. Methods: The scoring assessment tool, based on the Thai hospital’s assessment tool for mass casualties and disasters, was developed by 3 experts in emergency and disaster management, using the modified Delphi method and brainstorming techniques. Results: All key elements of the Thai hospital’s assessment tool for mass casualties and disasters were categorized according to the World Health Organization’s Six Building Blocks Plus health system framework. A Likert scale ranging from zero to five (0-5), with five representing the highest score, for ease and to standardize continuous assessment, planning, and preparedness, was applied in each element. The sum of all achieved points will represent the level of hospital preparedness: low or minimum, in need of great improvement (0-59), average or in need of some improvement (60-79), and good or in need of less improvement (79-100). Conclusion: The scoring for the Thai hospital’s assessment tool for mass casualties and disasters, based on the WHO Six Building Blocks Plus health system framework, was developed. This tool can be used to determine the level of hospital preparedness and the quality assurance process.
Wuthisuthimethawee et al. (Sun,) studied this question.