Workforce strategies and challenges faced to mitigate risk for employees during COVID 19 in a 2000 plus bedded tertiary care teaching hospital in south India

Vishnu Sunil; Somu Somu; Sherry P. Mathew

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS6.12681

Authors

Vishnu Sunil Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, KMC, Manipal
Somu Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, KMC, Manipal
Sherry P. Mathew Associate professor, VIMS & RC, Bangalore

Keywords:

COVID-19, pandemic, workforce strategies

Abstract

Background- Many countries have devised formulas to protect their healthcare workers and also to increase number of staff available for primary care. In present study, the strategies employed in managing healthcare human resource during COVID-19, to understand the opportunities and challenges faced during the crisis and to initiate a health policy towards handling of workforce during a pandemic were studied. Methodology: The strategies employed by the HR department for manpower deployment during the pandemic were studied. Results: There were 393 doctors, 348 post graduates and 239 interns. Doctors’ morning shift was from8 am to 2 pm, evening shift from 2 pm to 8 pm and night shift from 8 pm to 2 am. Nurses morning shift was from 7:30 am to 1:30 pm, evening shift was from 1:30pm to 7:30pm and night shift for 1st batch: Covid patient care was from 7:30 pm to 1:30 am and for file work was from 1:30 am to 7:30 am and for 2nd batch: Covid patient care was from 1:30 am to 7:30am and for file work was from 7:30 pm to 1:30 am.

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