Comparative Benchmarking Analysis of the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (Seville, Spain) Against a Sample of Hospitals in China (Beijing, Zhejiang) and the United States

This analysis references the articles “Benchmarking comparison between Zhejiang province and American hospitals” by Zheng, Wang, and Feng (2016), and “Benchmarking comparison between Beijing and American hospitals” by Wang and Deng (2020). These studies aim to compare health care technology management (HTM), also known as clinical engineering (CE), practices between hospitals in China and the United States, using key indicators related to equipment, costs, and productivity. Following a similar methodology to those studies, a parallel analysis is conducted for the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (HUVR). This examination considers relevant metrics that include equipment density, operational costs, and the productivity of the CE department, adapting them to the specific context of HUVR. The goal is to identify similarities, differences, and opportunities for improvement in the management of electromedical technology, using observed data from American and Chinese hospitals for comparison. This approach positions HUVR within an international comparative framework, providing a foundation for evaluating its performance and exploring strategies to optimize the management of technological resources in the hospital. By systematically analyzing the metrics, the aim is to highlight the hospital’s strengths and propose areas for improvement aligned with global practices in HTM.