FACILITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES ADOPTED IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN SAKI, OYO STATE

Abstract

Facilities in hospitals are very complex in nature due to the various services required for the safety of people. These hospital facilities, which include both the core and non-core ones, need to be adequately managed for sustainability. Previous studies have only been confined to the various types of facilities for effective service delivery in hospitals; there is only little information on the management strategies for those hospitals particularly the public hospitals. This study therefore examined facility management strategies adopted in public hospitals in Saki, Oyo State. The study adopted survey design. Primary data were obtained through questionnaire administered on 30 facilities managers from two selected public hospitals in Saki. Using the purposive sampling method, total census of the facility managers presently working in the two hospitals selected was done. Simple percentage was used to analyze the data collected. The study revealed that the facilities available in the study area include hospital buildings (clinical and non-clinical), Power supply through generator (GH = 86.56%, M = 97.89%), Solar Power (GH = 45.45%, M = 43%), Control Air System (HVAC) and fan, Medical Gas and Vacuum System, Fire Protection System, Communication System, Ambulatories, Security system, Parking space and Furniture, stationeries and equipment.  It also established that the most commonly adopted FM strategies in the study area include in-house (55%), outsourcing (30%) and hybrid strategies (15%). The study concluded that with efficient adoption of facility management strategies, public hospitals would record successful healthcare delivery.