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  • The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted global health systems, necessitating effective tools to assess healthcare capacity.
  • Existing metrics often lack the granularity to compare health system performance during pandemics across different regions.
  • Early prevention and understanding system strain are crucial for managing pandemic-related healthcare demands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce novel indicators: the Health Sufficiency Indicator (HSI) and Potential Occupancy Ratio (POR).
  • To evaluate the additional pressure a healthcare system faces due to a pandemic.
  • To enable fair comparisons of pandemic impact and health system capacity across different regions and countries.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Health Sufficiency Indicator (HSI) in accumulated and daily versions.
  • Introduction of the Potential Occupancy Ratio (POR) for hospital ward and ICU beds.
  • Application of these indicators, alongside established metrics, to analyze the Spanish health system during the first COVID-19 wave.
  • Conducting an international comparative analysis of the most affected countries.

Main Results:

  • The study presents the newly developed HSI and POR metrics for pandemic impact assessment.
  • Analysis demonstrated the utility of these indicators in tracking the strain on the Spanish health system.
  • International comparisons provided insights into the varying impacts of the pandemic on different national healthcare infrastructures.

Conclusions:

  • The HSI and POR are valuable tools for assessing and comparing the resilience and capacity of health systems during pandemics.
  • These indicators can inform public health strategies and resource allocation during health crises.
  • The findings highlight the importance of robust health system indicators for effective pandemic response and management.