Prevalence of Coronavirus Disease-2019 among Healthcare Workers in Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex in Tehran, Iran

Seyed Hadi  Kalantar; Seyed Mohammad Javad  Mortazavi; Nima   Bagheri; Seyed Ali  Dehghan Manshadi; Alireza   Moharrami; Parastoo  Ariamloo; Esmaeil  Mohammadnejad; Sheila  Rasta

doi:10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784

Seyed Hadi Kalantar
Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi
Nima Bagheri
Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi
Alireza Moharrami
Parastoo Ariamloo
Esmaeil Mohammadnejad
Sheila Rasta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jost.v6i2.4784

Keywords: Coronavirus Disease-2019; Health Personnel; Hospital Administration

Abstract

Background: The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has become a significant worldwide problem since January 2019. Hospitals have spent most of their time and logistics on patients with COVID-19. During this crisis, many healthcare providers have been infected with the disease, and occasionally, some wards and operating rooms were shut down as a result. Here, we explain our experience with the healthcare staff involvement with COVID-19 in our hospital.

Methods: As a referral tertiary center, Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran) has 4,200 health-care workers (HCWs). From February 20, 2020 to August 21, 2020, we investigated the hospital database for COVID-19 involvement among the staff.

Results: During the study period, 973 (23%) hospital HCWs were detected with COVID-19, 378 (9%) of whom were involved between June 21 and July 21, 2020. In the orthopedic department, 20 of 43 (46%) HCWs were infected with COVID-19.

Conclusion: We believe that the increase in the incidence of the disease and higher risk of exposure is a highly noticeable factor which should be addressed by the administrative health officials.