Hospitais de Cidades Pequenas: inserção e pactuação no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) / Small Towns Hospitals: insertion and agreement in the Brazilian Unified Health System

RESUMO: Importância do problema: É indiscutível a importância do hospital na organização no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Os hospitais com 50 leitos ou menos, também chamados de hospitais de pequeno porte (HPP) são essenciais para a construção das redes de atenção à saúde (RAS) considerando sua capilaridade no sistema. Objetivo: Descrever a caracterização dos hospitais de pequeno porte e sua adequação à política vigente. Método: Trata-se de um estudo transversal, descritivo, realizado a partir de dados secundários obtidos de bases de dados nacionais: Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde (CNES-MS), Sistema de Informações Hospitalares (SIH/SUS) e o sistema de registro de dados hospitalares da Regional de Saúde. O estudo foi realizado em uma região de saúde localizada no norte do Paraná, Brasil. Resultados: Neste estudo, 100% dos hospitais em cidades pequenas da 17ª Regional de Saúde do Paraná são de pequeno porte. A oferta de leitos atende à estabelecida pela portaria do Ministério da Saúde n° 1.101/2002. Observou-se a extrema ociosidade da capacidade instalada, centros cirúrgicos inativos e baixíssima ocupação dos leitos hospitalares. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a forma de pactuação/contratualização isolada de cada hospital não surtiu os efeitos desejados pela Política Nacional de HPP (PNHPP). Sugere-se que uma nova vinculação ocorra de forma regionalizada e que se criem um sistema unificado de gestão. (AU)

ABSTRACT: Importance of the problem: The importance of the hospital in the organization of the Brazilian Unified Health System (UHS)is indisputable. Hospitals with 50 beds or fewer, also called small hospitals are essential for building health care networks considering their capillarity in the system. Objective: Describing the characterization of small hospitals and their adequacy to current policy and confirm the results presented so far in the literature. Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study based on secondary data obtained from the national databases: National Registry of Health Establishments, Hospital Information System, and registry of data of the Regional of Health. The study was conducted in a health region located in northern Paraná, Brazil. Results: In this study, more than 90% of the hospitals in towns of the 17th Regional of Health of Paraná are small. The supply of beds meets the guidelines of the Ministry of Health n. 1,101/2002. It was observed the extreme idleness of facilities, inactive surgical centers, and low occupation of hospital beds. Conclusion: It is concluded that the form of agreement isolated from each hospital did not have the desired effects by national small hospital policy. It is suggested that a new connection occurs regionally and that a unified management system might be created. (AU)

Comparison of Mortality Rate according to Hospital Level among Patients with Poisoning Based on Korean Health Insurance and Assessment Service

PURPOSE: Mortality rate in the health services research field is frequently considered as a proxy for measuring healthcare quality. We compared the mortality rate and hospitalization levels among patients with poisoning. METHODS: A population-based study of hospital size and level based on the Korean health insurance and assessment service was conducted to identify the impact of hospital level on patient mortality. RESULTS: We analyzed a total of 16,416 patients, of which 7,607 were from tertiary hospitals, 8,490 were from general hospitals, and 319 were from hospitals. The highest mortality rate of diagnosis regarding poisoning was T60.31 (other herbicides and fungicides, 16%), followed by T60.0 (organophosphate and carbamate insecticides, 12.7%). There was no statistical difference in mortality among hospital levels for gender. Among age groups, tertiary hospitals had lower mortality than general hospitals and hospitals for patients aged more than 70 years (11.9% mortality at tertiary vs 14.2% at general and 23% at hospital; p=0.003, adjusted z score=−6.9), general hospitals had lower mortality than tertiary hospitals and hospitals for patients aged 18 to 29 (0.6% at general vs 2.4% at tertiary and 3.7% at hospital; p=0.01, adjusted z score=−4.3), and hospitals had lower mortality than tertiary hospitals and general hospitals for patients between 50 and 59 years of age (0% at hospital vs 6.4% at general and 8.3% at tertiary; p=0.004). CONCLUSION: Overall, there was no significant difference between mortality and hospital level among poisoned patients. However, to establish an efficient treatment system for patients with poisoning, further studies will be needed to identify the role of each facility according to hospital level.