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Development of a Medical Support Training Program for Disaster Management in Indonesia: A Hospital Disaster Medical Support Program for Indonesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2020

Hui Min Kang ,
Jen Heng Pek  and
Anantharaman Venkataraman
Hui Min Kang*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore SingHealth- Duke NUS Academic Emergency Medicine Program, Singapore
Jen Heng Pek
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore SingHealth- Duke NUS Academic Emergency Medicine Program, Singapore
Anantharaman Venkataraman
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Kang Hui Min (E-mail: kang.hui.min@singhealth.com.sg). Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, 1 Hospital Drive, Singapore169608
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Abstract

Disasters are often unforeseen events. Hospitals form a critical component of any country’s disaster management medical support system. To ensure optimal operations, minimize chaos, and allow flexibility in response, planning and practice are crucial. Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) collaborated with Hasanuddin University (UnHas) in Makassar, Indonesia, to develop a Hospital Disaster Medical Support (HDMS) program for the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. An assessment of the needs of the hospitals in Makassar, Indonesia, for disaster preparedness was carried out. A curriculum for the HDMS program was developed based on the assessment. Discussions with stakeholders of various hospitals were held for the implementation of this program. A total of 310 participants were trained in this program over the two-year period. The feedback from the participants was positive. The exercises provided a more realistic simulation of the concepts of hospital management in a disaster situation. Up to 73 persons were also trained as program instructors during this period. The development of the cadre of instructors in hospital disaster medical support will likely help sustain the program for the next few years.

Keywords

disaster managementhospital managementhospital disaster preparednesssimulation
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 15 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 777 - 784
Copyright
Copyright © 2020 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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