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Hospital Preparedness in Advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2014

Kimberley Shoaf ,
Claudia G.S. Osorio de Castro  and
Elaine Silva Miranda
Kimberley Shoaf*
Affiliation:
Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah USA
Claudia G.S. Osorio de Castro
Affiliation:
Center for Pharmaceutical Policies (NAF), Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Elaine Silva Miranda
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Management, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*
Correspondence: Kimberley Shoaf, DrPH University of Utah Division of Public Health 375 Chipeta Way, Ste A Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 USA E-mail kimberley.shoaf@utah.edu
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Abstract

Introduction

Regardless of the capacity of the health care system of the host nation, mass gatherings require special planning and preparedness efforts within the health system. Brazil will host the 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. This paper represents the first results from Project “Prepara Brasil,” which is investigating the preparedness of the health sector and pharmaceutical services for these events.

Hypothesis/Problem

This study was designed to identify the efforts engaged in to prepare the health sector in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup 2014 event, as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Methods

Key informant interviews were conducted with representatives of both the municipality and hospital sectors in each of the 12 host cities where matches will be played. A semi-structured key informant interview guide was developed, with sections for each type of participant. One of each municipality's reference hospitals was identified and seven additional general hospitals were randomly selected from all of the inpatient facilities in each municipality. The interviewers were instructed to contact a reference hospital, and two of the other hospitals, in the jurisdiction for participation in the study. Questions were asked about plans for mass-gathering events, the interaction between hospitals and government officials in preparation for the World Cup, and their perceptions of their surge capacity to meet the potential demands generated by the presence of the World Cup events in their municipalities.

Results

In all, 11 representatives of the sampled reference hospitals, and 24 representatives of other general private and public hospitals in the municipalities, were interviewed. Most of the hospitals had some interaction with government officials in preparation for the World Cup 2014. Approximately one-third (34%) received training activities from the government. Fifty-four percent (54%) of hospitals had no specific plans for communicating with the government or other agencies during the World Cup. Approximately half (51%) had plans for surge capacity during the event, but only 27% had any surge capacity for isolation of potentially infectious patients.

Conclusion

Overall, although there has been mention of a great deal of planning on the part of the government officials for the World Cup 2014, hospital surge to meet the potential increase in demand still falls short.

ShoafK, Osorio de CastroCGS, MirandaES. Hospital Preparedness in Advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2014;29(4):1-4.

Keywords

hospital preparednessmass gatheringssurge capacityWorld Cup
Type
Brief Report
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 29 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 409 - 412
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2014 

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