Storage and distribution of personal protective equipment in national health insurance patient services during the Covid-19 pandemic at Bahteramas regional public service agency hospital Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
1 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia.
2 Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 14(01), 347–352
Publication history:
Received on 13 March 2022; revised on 16 April 2022; accepted on 18 April 2022
Abstract:
The rate of transmission of the Covid-19 disease is very high so that it spreads very quickly throughout the world with very high morbidity and mortality rates. In an effort to handle Covid-19 at the Bahteramas Regional Public Service Agency (RPSA) Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi Province, it is necessary to have Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers to prevent cross-infection between patients and officers. The purpose of the study was to determine the storage and distribution of Personal Protective Equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Bahteramas RPSA Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi Province. This type of qualitative research with a case study approach. The research was conducted at the Bahteramas RPSA Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi Province, Kendari City, with the reason that this hospital is a referral hospital for Covid-19 patient services. The informants in the study consisted of 2 regular informants and 5 key informants. Data was collected using observation, document review and in-depth interviews. Data analysis is done by matrix Content Analysis. The results showed that the process of storing PPE in the storage warehouse, during storage there are no obstacles found. The warehouse capacity is very sufficient for the storage and storage of PPE logistics supplies. The PPE storage is in accordance with the applicable SOP. There were no obstacles encountered when distributing PPE from logistics to health workers. Conclusion; The storage and distribution of PPE at the Bahteramas RPSA Hospital is considered quite good, because the storage of PPE in the pharmacy warehouse is in accordance with the applicable SOP. Meanwhile, the distribution of PPE to health workers is carried out through requests from each hospital service unit, according to the number of needs that will be used so that the needs of PPE in each service unit can be met properly.
Keywords:
Storage; Distribution; Personal Protective Equipment; Covid-19
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