An Investigation into the Status of Health Sector in the Hospitals of Yasuj City after the Implementation of Health Sector Evolution Plan

Document Type : Original Article

Author

• Razieh Mohammad Hosseini

Center for Social Health Factors Research, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Health sector evolution plan (HSEP) is one of the programs that has been considered as a priority in the programs of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME). The purpose of this study was to investigate the health sector status of the hospitals in Yasuj city after the implementation of health sector evolution plan. Methods: In this descriptive study, according to Morgan table, 181 patients from Shahid Beheshti Hospital, 108 patients from Shahid Rajaei Hospital and 169 patients from Imam Sajjad Hospital were selected as the statistical sample. All subjects completed the health system status questionnaire. To analyze the findings of the study, Kolmogrov-Smirnov tests, one-way analysis of variance and one-sample t- test were used (p≤0.05). Results: The results showed that the implementation of health sector evolution plan in Shahid Beheshti Hospital (p = 0.001), Imam Sajjad (p = 0.001) and Shahid Rajaei (p = 0.001) in Yasuj is favorable. Also, there is no significant difference in the implementation of health sector evolution plan in Shahid Beheshti, Imam Sajjad and Shahid Rajaei hospitals in Yasuj city (p = 0.39). Conclusion: It seems that after the implementation of health sector evolution plan (HSEP), the health status of the hospitals in Yasuj has improved to a similar extent.

Keywords

• Health Sector
• Health Sector Evolution Plan
• Hospital

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