A Study of Field Seragraw Hospital Administrative System in COVID-19 Situation

Abstract

The project, Preparation and Deployment of the Buriram Filed Hospital: A COVID-19 Case Study [PD-BFH]), was conducted during the disease pandemic using limited models. This evaluative research aimed to evaluate the PD-BFH project using the CIPP model, which includes context (C), input (I), process (P), and product (P). Fifty key informants were purposively selected according to their involvement in the project. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected by employing interview guides and reviewing the project’s output records. The developed interview guide and the output records were validated by five experts and had indexes of item-objective congruence (IOC) of more than .50. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The research results revealed that the BFH was built for Buriram residents with cooperation from many parties, but there were many challenges. In the input, it was found that the field hospital employed the Buriram Hospital’s operative systems and its processes for patient admissions, referrals, and discharges because they were convenient. Finally, the output revealed that the field hospital admitted 13,425 patients without any deaths. However, 2.62% of the staff had contracted a COVID-19 infection. We found four main obstacles. Those were the lack of necessities, ineffective communication, surprise events, and unachieved goals. A hospital should be prepared by developing nursing practice guidelines to use during any disease pandemic.