Causes and consequences of the capacity crisis In health care organizations

Abstract

The presented paper deals with the lack of employees. This situation is called the capacity crisis. The capacity crisis in the Czech Republic is plaguing companies and organizations in the private and public sectors. The paper aimed to map the situation in all hospitals in the Czech Republic using a questionnaire survey and to find out what consequences this capacity crisis has. The situation is even worse now that the Covid-19 pandemic is straining medical facilities like never before. A weighted average for each category was used to evaluate the questionnaire survey and individual preferences. The results of the analysis confirmed the assumption of the author's team. All hospitals face an acute shortage of doctors and nurses, regardless of the size of the organization. A clear consequence of the capacity crisis is the overloading of staff, which is often in conflict with the Labor Code. The paper concludes with a summary and discussion of how to improve the readiness of hospitals in the future. Only a system solution can improve the situation.