Conducting a Hospital Equipment Inventory assessing damage and developing strategies to possibly Repair or upgrade: A Case Series (HIER Project)

Research and anecdotes show that 40-70% of hospital medical devices from lower income and lower-middle income countries are broken, unused, or unfit for purpose, leading to severe disruptions and lack of access to essential healthcare services. The project, Conducting a Hospital equipment inventory assessing damage and developing strategies to possibly repair or upgrade: a case series (HIER project) involves evaluating medical devices required by the Department of Health and PhilHealth in order to deliver essential healthcare services in hospitals and various healthcare facilities.

Present research and anecdotes show that 40-70% of the time hospital medical devices in lower income and lower-middle income countries like the Philippines are broken, unused, or not fit for purpose. This results in severe disruptions and lack of access to essential healthcare services especially for already underserved areas. For these non-performing devices, they add to the total costs of hospital operations in healthcare facilities that already have their healthcare budgets stretched thin.

Conducting a Hospital Equipment Inventory Assessing Damage and Developing Strategies to Possibly Repair or Upgrade: A Case Series (HIER project) involves evaluating medical devices required by the Department of Health and PhilHealth in order to deliver essential healthcare services in hospitals and various healthcare facilities. The project entails finding more sustainable ways to repair, maintain and sustain medical devices in the field in a cost-effective manner.