Measurement of manpower deployment standards for hospital logistics service outsourcing / 中华医院管理杂志

Objective To calculate precisely and reasonably the manpower needs for outsourcing hospital logistic services. Methods The methods of literature research, observation, sampling survey and interview of key persons were used, to calculate such outsourcing manpower needs as cleaning and deliveries, based on the area to clean hospital-wide, age of cleaners and delivery workload. Results Five standards were identified for manpower deployment to carry out cleaning assignments. It was calculated that the hospital needs 59 more cleaners, adding the total to 273; 19 more deliverymen, adding the total to 153. Conclusions Calculation of such manpower needs should take into account all the factors for the purpose of fine administration.