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Senior Level Decision Making In Hospital Disaster Mitigation
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Hello:

I am a graduate student in the Health Administration Degree Program at the University Of Kentucky.I am conducting a study on Hospital Disaster Mitigation.I would highly appreciate your efforts in spending your valuable time to provide me with some useful information.
You are invited to participate in this survey ,Decision Making in Hospital Disaster Mitigation. In this survey, approximately 50 hospitals will be asked to complete a survey that asks questions about senior level decision making in hospitals in the arena of disaster mitigation. It will take approximately 6 minutes to complete the questionnaire.As I am on a tight deadline to complete this project ,I kindly request you to quickly participate and share some information that will eventually produce a capstone project.Participants who might be interested in obtaining results of this study may contact me by email.


Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.


Your survey responses will be stricly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Jhonniya Johnson at [859]979-0772 or by email at the email address specified below.


Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
 
 
 
* 1. How long have you been serving in this senior executive position?(Please mention title of position)
   
 
 
2. 
Have you ever been personally involved in disaster mitigation activities in the hospital?
 
Very Involved
 
Somewhat involved
 
Not at all involved
 
Other
 

 
 
3. 
* Have you attended any seminars on Disaster mitigation, planning etc …for hospitals?

 
Never
 
Atleast once
 
Two or more
 
Other
 

 
 
4. 
What level of importance would you assign for disaster mitigation in relation to other responsibilities such as hiring new staff, keeping up with technological advances in health care etc? On a scale of 1-4, “1" indicates the issue has a very high priority and a “4" indicates that the issue probably isn’t even under consideration.
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
Other
 

 
 
5. Certainly, medical centers like this one may face pressure to prioritize on certain decisions. On a scale of 1-4, how would you prioritize for the following activities?
(1 –high priority, 4 – not under consideration)

1 2 3 4
Disaster response planning
Disaster preparedness staff training
Disaster preparedness such as investing for utility systems
Conducting hazard/risk assessments of the physical facility
 
 
 
What role do senior executives need to play in making sure their organizations are best prepared for any form of crisis, especially disasters?
   
 
 
 
Federal Government
   
State government
   
Local Government
   
 
 
8. 
We know that there are state agencies and national organizations (such as JCAHO) that regulate or require hospitals to prepare themselves for a disaster. Can you tell us how has this facility met that requirement?
 
Hazard vulnerability analysis
 
Plan for Mitigation , preparation, response , recovery activities
 
Cooperative planning with community
 
Establishment of an alternate care site
 
Drills ( conducted twice a year

 
 
9. 
As a health administrator, how would you budget with a disaster in mind? How would you pay for disaster preparedness? Where will the money come from?
 
Hospitals
 
County funds
 
State funds
 
Federal funds
 
Other
 

 
 
10. How would you rank some key factors that might influence your decision making in disaster mitigation activities?(1 –very high importance, 5 -least important)
1 2 3 4 5
Patient care at the hospital
Employee safety at the hospital
Economic considerations
Regulations(JCAHO standards )
Legislations
 
 
 
* What percentage of your time do you assign for disaster mitigation activities?
   
 
Thank you so much for your support in this project.Please contact me at 859-979-0772 for further clarification or email me at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this survey.
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