THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL COMPETENCIES ON ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL UNITS.

Purpose: The aim of the article isto present organizational competences of Emergency Medical Units (EMU) in the areas of marketing (recognizing the patient's needs), quality (the level of medical services) and logistics (a provision of medical services in the right place) during the time of the COVID 19 pandemic, influenced by managerial and professional competencies, and to identify those that have become particularly important in the period of the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The proposed lists of managerial (five domains) and professional competencies (eight domains) were created and are based on the analysis of healthcare competencies models - the study of the literature - and the author of this paper’s observations of the analyzed entities. There were 57 respondents weighing managerial competences and 135 respondents assessing professional competences. Findings: As a result of the research, it is determined that the highest level among the professional competencies presented in the model (in all areas) is characterized by transportation competencies. The most undoubtedly framing organizational competences of EMU were managerial competencies: in marketing area Business Competencies and Professional and Social Competencies in quality and logistic areas. Practical implications: Currently health systems are being faced with briskly growing necessity developed by the COVID-19 outbreak. A well-organized and adapted health system has the scope to manage decent access to fundamental service delivery throughout an emergency, restraining direct mortality and avoiding heightened indirect mortality. Originality/value: An integration personal competencies (professional and managerial) with organizational competences of Emergency Medical Units especially relevant in pandemic time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]