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- Title
Healthcare system capacity of the municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro: infrastructure to confront COVID-19.
- Authors
Borges e Silva, Giuliano Alves; Viana Saraiva, Ernani; Santos Nunes Ferreira, Guilherme José; Peixoto Junior, Rogério de Mesquita; Felipe Ferreira, Luiz
- Abstract
Considering the growing number of cases requiring emergency care as a result of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian State of Rio de Janeiro, this study focuses on mapping the health infrastructure of the municipalities of the state, comparing the Structure Efficiency Index (IEE) before (2016) and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The article fills a gap in the academic literature, informing public health policies specialists and technicians, as well as policy and decision-makers, about the capacity of municipalities to face the problem. We calculated the Structure Efficiency Index (IEE) of the states' 92 municipalities and positioned them on the pandemic curve. It was possible to verify that the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro needs to start acting to suppress COVID-19, maintaining the policy of providing more hospital beds, and purchasing equipment. However, it is also necessary to consider the particularities and deficiencies of each region, as the policy to transfer patients to places with available beds can contribute to the spread of the disease.
- Subjects
RIO de Janeiro (Brazil); COVID-19 pandemic; HEALTH facilities; INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics); PUBLIC health laws; HOSPITAL beds
- Publication
RAP: Revista Brasileira de Administração Pública, 2020, Vol 54, Issue 4, p578
- ISSN
0034-7612
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-761220200128x