Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic, an Infection Control Perspective

Authors

Mary Reidy, Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Fiona Ryan, HSE Department of Public Health, Cork, Ireland
Dervla Hogan, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Seán Lacey, Department of Mathematics, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, IrelandFollow
Claire Buckley, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Document Type

Article

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Disciplines

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Applied Statistics | Biostatistics | Clinical Epidemiology | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Epidemiology | Health and Medical Administration | Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Influenza Humans | Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Other Public Health | Other Statistics and Probability | Public Health | Statistical Methodology | Statistical Models | Survival Analysis

Publication Details

BMC Public Health

Abstract

When an influenza pandemic occurs most of the population is susceptible and attack rates can range as high as 40–50 %. The most important failure in pandemic planning is the lack of standards or guidelines regarding what it means to be ‘prepared’. The aim of this study was to assess the preparedness of acute hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an influenza pandemic from an infection control perspective.

Recommended Citation

Reidy, M., Ryan, F., Hogan, D., Lacey, S. and Buckley, C. (2015). Preparedness of Hospitals in the Republic of Ireland for an Influenza Pandemic, an Infection Control Perspective. BMC Public Health, 15(1). Available at: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-015-2025-6. ‌