Exploring hospitals' functional preparedness effective factors in response to disasters: a qualitative study in a lower middle-income country

• Main Authors: Behrouz Samei (Author), Javad Babaie (Author), Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi (Author), Homayoun Sadeghi-bazargani (Author), Saber Azami Aghdash (Author), Naser Derakhshani (Author), Ramin Rezapour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medical services are among the most urgent needs of the disaster-affected population. Consequently, hospital preparedness -as the main health services provider- is one of the vital factors in effective response to disasters. The present study aims to explore the perspectives of s...