en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Objective: </span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Surgical centers play a pivotal role in responding to disasters, providing critical emergency care, coordinating patient flow, and maintaining essential services during crises. Given this central role, the present study aimed to assess disaster and emergency preparedness across departments in two major surgical centers affiliated with Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Methods: </span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">A cross-sectional census of Shafa and Imam Khomeini hospitals in Saqqez was conducted from June&ndash;September 2024. Data were collected using the validated &ldquo;Unexpected Incidents Preparedness Assessment Checklist,&rdquo; evaluating multiple hospital departments. Preparedness scores were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and differences across departments were assessed with the chi-square test. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. All analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Findings</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Preparedness varied notably among departments. Transfer services scored highest (Mean = 96.7; Good), followed by Emergency (66.7), Management (68.2), Security (64.7), Human Resources (61.9), and Administration (64.3) with good preparedness. Wards (50.0), Admission (41.7), and Education (41.2) demonstrated moderate preparedness, while Financial scored lowest (33.3; Poor). Critical gaps were identified in financial, admission, and educational units.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion: </span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Disaster preparedness differs across departments, with support units being most vulnerable. Enhancing institutional resilience requires prioritizing these departments through dedicated budgets, staff training, interdepartmental coordination, integration of disaster protocols, and ongoing monitoring of preparedness.</span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Surgical, Disaster Planning, Pandemic Preparedness, Disasters, Resilience 0 0 http://jsurgery.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-501-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mansour Arad m1372.arad@gmail.com 100319475328460013209 100319475328460013209 No Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan university of Medical Science, Sanandaj-Iran. Rasoul Goli rasoulgoli94@gmail.com 100319475328460013210 100319475328460013210 Yes Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran. Kamal Salehi salehi5359@gmail.com 100319475328460013211 100319475328460013211 No Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Clinical Care Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan university of Medical Science, Sanandaj-Iran. Arsalan Azizi arsalanazizi@gmail.com 100319475328460013212 100319475328460013212 No Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kurdistan university of Medical Science, Sanandaj,Iran. Erfan Fatahi fatahi.e@gmail.com 100319475328460013213 100319475328460013213 No Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kurdistan university of Medical Science, Sanandaj-Iran