Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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Hurricane Harvey: One Hospital's Journey Toward Organizational Resilience
2019
· Texas Children's Hospital
This article describes how a hospital in Houston dealt with Hurricane Harvey by using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. It highlights three key …
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The First 15 Minutes: A Novel Disaster Simulation Exercise
This article describes a disaster simulation exercise for pediatric mass casualty events. It was conducted in emergency departments with limited space and equipment, lasting under …
Getting Kids From the Big Easy Hospitals to Our Place (Not Easy): Preparing, Improvising, and Caring for Children During Mass Transport after a Disaster
2006
· Texas Children's Hospital
The article discusses the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on the health care infrastructure in New Orleans, highlighting the unprecedented challenges faced and lessons learned …
Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
Building Community Engagement Capacity in a Transdisciplinary Population Health Research Consortium
2024
· Loyola University Chicago,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of California –San Diego School of Medicine,
· University of California, San Diego,
· University of Michigan,
· University of Minnesota
This article discusses how a research group focused on population health worked to involve communities in their studies. By building strong connections and using a …
Infection Prevention and Control Implications of Special Pathogens in Children
2024
· Northwestern University,
· Emory University,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· University of Washington
Special pathogens, highly transmissible and causing severe disease, require Children's hospital healthcare personnel (HCP) to identify, isolate, and inform to prevent transmission. This article discusses …
Preparing the Pediatric Workforce for Future Pandemics and Disasters
2024
· Stanford University,
· Northwestern University
In this editorial, the journal issue editors emphasize the importance of reflecting on the successes and failures in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic to …