Hospitals need to be fully operative during disasters. It is therefore essential to be able to
evaluate hospital preparedness. However, there is no consensus of a standardized …

BACKGROUND System-level planning involves uniting hospitals and health systems,
local/regional government agencies, emergency medical services, and other health-care …

A regional healthcare coalition enables its member hospitals to conduct an integrated
emergency supply management, which is seldom addressed in the existing literature. In this …

Study objective Hospital evacuations have myriad effects on all elements of the health care
system. We seek to (1) examine the effect of patient surge on hospitals that received patients …

Disaster preparedness in hospitals is a critical global concern that involves proactive
measures to mitigate the impact of natural or artificial disasters. The review emphasizes the …

IntroductionThis research aimed to learn from the experiences of leaders of well-developed,
disaster preparedness-focused health care coalitions (HCCs), both the challenges and the …

The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Pilot Program was authorized by Congress
to improve the interoperability, capabilities, and capacity of the NDMS. To develop a …

IntroductionThis study aimed to learn from the experiences of well-established, disaster
preparedness-focused health care coalition (HCC) leaders for the purpose of identifying …

BACKGROUND Engagement and education of ICU clinicians in disaster preparedness is
fragmented by time constraints and institutional barriers and frequently occurs during a …

Health care emergency preparedness has undergone significant changes since the first
widespread distribution of federal funds occurred in 2002. Prior to the development of the …