Priority Strategy Development with Intuitionistic Fuzzy DEMATEL Method for Reducing Energy Costs in Hospitals
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https://doi.org/10.31181/jscda31202548Keywords:
Hospital, Health management, Energy, Renewable energy, Fuzzy DEMATELAbstract
Sustainable health service delivery plays a vital role for the development of countries. Sustainability of health services is associated with many factors. One of these factors is energy costs. Hospitals are buildings with high energy consumption. Accordingly, it is important to reduce energy costs in hospitals. For this purpose, it is necessary to determine the factors affecting the costs. In this way, improvements can be made without incurring very high costs. However, there are limited studies on determining the factors affecting energy costs in hospitals. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the important factors affecting energy costs in hospitals. In this context, the research question of the study is to determine which strategies will be implemented to reduce energy costs in hospitals. As a result of the literature review, the criteria affecting these costs are determined. The identified criteria are weighted by intuitionistic fuzzy DEMATEL method. The analysis results show that the most appropriate strategy is to reduce energy dependency with renewable energy alternatives (w=0,143). The criterion of reducing energy costs through government incentives also has an important place (w=0,136). The least influential factor is distributing informative documents on energy saving to patients/caregivers (w=0,9). Therefore, to manage energy costs in hospitals, it is appropriate to turn to renewable energy alternatives. Furthermore, government incentives such as tax exemptions are an important strategy. Establishing a good monitoring mechanism by the management would be appropriate to reduce costs.
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