Comparison of the health-promoting orientation of three tertiary care hospitals of India.
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2011-03
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Background. Hospitals have been considered as places for
the provision of curative services. Nowadays, services related to
health promotion are also sought to be provided through hospitals.
We compared the health-promoting hospital (HPH) orientation
of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
(PGIMER), Chandigarh with two other tertiary care hospitals in
India, which have been declared HPH by WHO.
Methods. The score obtained by PGIMER as an HPH as per
the WHO standards tool was compared with that of two other
tertiary care hospitals in India. A short survey was also conducted
of patients visiting PGIMER for their treatment through a selfadministered,
pretested questionnaire. A statistical test for
difference in proportions was applied. A SWOT analysis was done
to assess how PGIMER performed as an HPH.
Results. The HPH score of PGIMER was significantly lower
(35/80) than that of the other two hospitals. There was no
formal HPH policy in PGIMER. One-third of the patients
interviewed were not satisfied with the overall preventive and
health-promoting services of PGIMER. Apart from the
parameters of the HPH standards, PGIMER seemed to satisfy
the expectations from it being an apex medical institute.
Conclusion. In view of its low score as an HPH, PGIMER should frame an appropriate HPH policy and devise strategies to provide leadership to other hospitals in India.
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Goel Sonu, Gupta A K, Ahuja Parampreet, Jain Bindya Udit, Bains Puneet, Goel Sonika, Singh Amarjeet. Comparison of the health-promoting orientation of three tertiary care hospitals of India. National Medical Journal of India. 2011 Mar-Apr; 24(2): 83-85.