DocumentCode
3496838
Title
The absence of maintenance policies in health care services: Case studies
Author
Souza, A.F. ; Coelli, F.C. ; Junior, J.S.
fYear
2011
fDate
March 28 2011-April 1 2011
Firstpage
89
Lastpage
93
Abstract
The article intends to present a discussion of recent accident cases which occurred in health service units in Brazil. The costs related to failures or accidents in hospital environment are associated to large financial and social harm. The adverse events were analyzed at three different hospitals. The analyzed cases demonstrate the disappointment in appropriate maintenance policies. The global conclusion of the article indicates the need of professionalizing the maintenance management in hospital environment.
Keywords
health care; hospitals; maintenance engineering; Brazil; health care service; hospital environment; maintenance management; maintenance policy; Accidents; Clinical diagnosis; Fires; Hospitals; Maintenance engineering; Surgery; Accidents; health services; maintenance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2011 Pan American
Conference_Location
Rio de Janeiro
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-915-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PAHCE.2011.5871855
Filename
5871855
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