Mashhad Razavi Hospital Razavi Journal of Medicine 3115-753X 10 3 2022 09 01 Estimation of Specialized Staff Required in Different Wards of the Hospital 23 32 118476 10.30483/rijm.2021.254233.1076 EN Zahra Mojaradi MSc in Industrial Engineering, Quality Improvement Manager, Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran 0000-0002-2077-1860 Soheila Pahlevani MSc student in Industrial Engineering, Quality Improvement expert, Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran Journal Article 2021 04 16 <strong>Background: </strong>Having sufficient skilled manpower in the field of health is one of the leading factors for improving the quality of public service delivery. The shortage of manpower may impose costs on health and society.<br /> <br /><strong>Objective: </strong>The current study is descriptive-analytic to determine the needs of human resources in hospitals with a high degree of national accreditation.<br /> <br /><strong>Methods: </strong>The force estimation was used in this study based on following methods: traditional, WHO guideline, system-oriented attitude determination, California index, health care and treatment, Abdullah and Levin, and Young and Wolf. Force estimation is different with each method.<br /> <br /><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The employees of Razavi hospital work under pressure due to a shortage of manpower. Proper management and planning of human resources are improving the work efficiency by ensuring the optimal volume of work. The population of this study is a private hospital with several available beds.<br />  https://journal.razavihospital.ir/article_118476_d32f04d428bcd4b3f92c3c11e569db40.pdf