Hospital Mortality Surveillance

Objectives	- Measure and monitor on weekly basis mortality indicators in hospital settings in Lebanon - Detect alerts and identify outbreaks at an early stage - Detect deaths from emerging and re-emerging diseases - Assist decision makers on proper control measures
Sources of data	- Data sources are both public and private hospitals across Lebanon. - The MOPH decision requested each hospital to designate a focal person from the medical staff to monitor deaths occurring in the hospital, register them into the nominative hospital death logbook, and report them to the MOPH using an anonymous form
Target deaths	- Deaths occurring in the hospital settings - Deaths received by the hospital settings
Guidelines	Hospital mortality surveillance guideline: Ar, En, Fr
Reporting form	Weekly reporting form
Results	Latest weekly national bulletin

Hospital mortality surveillance