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Role of Hospital Leadership in Combating the Covid-19 Pandemic Publisher Pubmed



Abdi Z1 ; Lega F2 ; Ebeid N3 ; Ravaghi H4
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  1. 1. National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health (SCIBIS), Center of Research and Advanced, Education in Health Administration (CRC Head), Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
  3. 3. Department of Universal Health Coverage/Health Systems, UHS), World Health Organisation Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
  4. 4. Department of Universal Health Coverage/Health Systems, UHS), World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt

Source: Health Services Management Research Published:2022


Abstract

Hospitals all around the world play an essential role in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During an epidemic event, hospital leaders frequently face new challenges requiring them to perform unaccustomed tasks, which might be well beyond the scope of their previous practice and experience. While no absolute set of characteristics is necessary in all leadership situations, certain traits, skills and competencies tend to be more critical than others in crisis management times. We will discuss some of the most important ones in this manuscript. To strengthen those managerial competencies needed to face outbreaks, healthcare leaders should be better supported by competency-based training courses as it is more and more clear that traditional training courses are not as effective as they were supposed to be. It seems we should look at the COVID-19 pandemic as a learning opportunity to re-frame what we expect from hospital leaders and to re-think the way we train, assess and evaluate them. © The Author(s) 2021.