Preparedness Assessment for Disaster Management among Dhahran Al Janoub General Hospital Staff during Hazm Storm Support 1436/2015

The hospital staff need to be competent to utilize the disaster plan to cope up with an emergency
situation. Therefore, the present study has aimed to assess the knowledge of hospital staff of
Dhahran Al Janoub General Hospital regarding the disaster management during Hazm Storm Support
1436/2015 in Saudi Arabia. The study has employed quantitative research design to assess the
disaster management of hospital staff by recruiting 84 individuals (physicians, nurses, technicians,
officers and housekeepers) from Dhahran Al Janoub General Hospital. A questionnaire was given to
respondents to gather information about disaster management. The obtained data was analysed
using SPSS through chi-square analysis. The study results clearly depicted that the hospital staff with
fewer years of experience had lesser knowledge about the disaster assessment as compared to the
experienced employees. There was no statistically significant relationship identified between different
job categories in the hospital and the level of knowledge about presence or absence of the
emergency response plan. However, there was a statistically significant association found between
different job professions and level of awareness regarding presence or absence of hospital command
centres. The study concluded that the knowledge of emergency preparedness among the hospital
staff was moderate and the hospital staff should participate and seek opportunities to prepare
assessment for disaster management.