Ranking Hospitals Based on the Disasters Preparedness Using the TOPSIS Technique in Western Iran.

Hospital managers need to get required information about disaster management and train their personnel in the emergencies and first aid by developing educational plans and ensure their active participation at the time of disasters through increasing their knowledge about and skills in different fields of work. In the case of structural and nonstructural preparedness, the hospital buildings should be retrofitted by the technical office of the university and the safe places considered for evacuations should be visited and evaluated every 6 months. It is also necessary to have all the hospitals equipped with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and to review its functions and activities regularly.