Database of Health Workforce Innovations
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The shelter at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University Central Thailand
At the peak of the flooding, five hospitals in Nakhon Pathom province were not able to provide services.
The Faculty of Nursing, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University urgently setup systems including a field hospital, organised health volunteers, primary health care services, a 24 h clinic and referral systems.
Nursing students and lecturers of the Faculty of Nursing at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University were stand by for nursing care. Nurses came in from some of the closed hospitals and from hospitals in neighboring jurisdictions. Volunteer doctors provided services, as well as sourcing doctors from neighboring regions (on weekly rotation).
Nursing students staffed the field tent as part of their training program at the nursing school.
Nursing students and regional volunteers performed home wellness visits to do health promotion.
Nursing students and lecturers of the Faculty of Nursing at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University were stand by for nursing care. Nurses came in from some of the closed hospitals and from hospitals in neighboring jurisdictions. Volunteer doctors provided services, as well as sourcing doctors from neighboring regions (on weekly rotation).
Nursing students staffed the field tent as part of their training program at the nursing school.
Nursing students and regional volunteers performed home wellness visits to do health promotion.
- Solidarity staffing (eg deployments to/from other jurisdictions)
- Cross-sector staff deployments
- Alternative deployments for health workers whose normal duties are temporarily suspended
- Cross-sector deployment
- Other
- Community Health Workers
- Nurses - Licensed Practical
- Nurses - Registered
- Physicians - Emergency
- Physicians - Intensive Care
- Physicians - Primary/Family
- Physicians - Specialists
- Students
- Volunteers
Severe flooding occurred in central Thailand.
- Community Health Services
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medical Services
- Hospitals
- Primary Health Care
- Public Health
Informal Strategy
Buajaroen H. (2013). Management of health care services for flood victims: the case of the shelter at Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University Central Thailand. Australasian emergency nursing journal : AENJ, 16(3), 116–122.
Hathaichanok Buajaroen RN, PhD
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Faculty of Nursing, Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University
Asia
Thailand