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0258/2021 - Impacts of organizational restructuring on the health of ambulance drivers in a university hospital
Impactos da reestruturação organizacional na saúde dos motoristas de ambulância em um hospital universitário

Author:

• Daniele Pimentel Maciel - Maciel, D. P - <daniele.maciel23@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5034-3349

Co-author(s):

• Ruri Giannini - Giannini, R. - <ruri.giannini@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-7516
• Eduardo Costa Sá - Sá, E. C. - <eduardocs6@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-5421
• Laerte Idal Sznelwar - Sznelwar, L. I. - <eduardocs6@gmail.com>
ORCID: Laerte Idal Sznelwar


Abstract:

The transportation of patients by ambulance is part of the services offered by a Hospitaland its importance lies in facilitating the connection between the institutes involved in patient care. However, a significant amount of complaints of irritability and aggressiveness of drivers was registered after a strategic change in the organizational structure that directly affected these professionals. The aim of this study was to survey the health issues of ambulance drivers at this hospital, asthe reorganization of work, through an ergonomic analysis of work. The data were obtained through observation and interview with managers, leaders and drivers of the transportation sector of the hospital. The main results found were: 1) the key performance measurement is time, which is a measure that doesn’t consider all variabilities that occur during transportation, 2) prescribed work of drivers only considers the task of driving an ambulance, whilst their real work includes taking care and paying attention to the needs of the patient and other professionals, 3) after the restructuring and centralization of the transportation sector, drivers stopped feeling part of the team of health professionals and started to feel like a “shared service”.

Keywords:

Ergonomics, Hospital Restructuring, Occupational Health, health services

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Maciel, D. P, Giannini, R., Sá, E. C., Sznelwar, L. I.. Impacts of organizational restructuring on the health of ambulance drivers in a university hospital. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Jul). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/impacts-of-organizational-restructuring-on-the-health-of-ambulance-drivers-in-a-university-hospital/18157?id=18157



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