Hurricane Irma Impact on the Inpatient Population at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Florida

• 2018

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• Amber Hoffman; Heather Fagan; Adela Casas-Melley; Julie Wei; André Hebra
PMID: 30268164DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/000313481808400938

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In this article, the authors share their experiences in a Florida Children's Hospital during Hurricane Irma in September 2017. They activated their incident command center (ICC) 24 hours before the storm, ensuring care for vulnerable pediatric patients. The hospital operated with 467 associates and 40 physicians for 92 hours, performing urgent procedures and accommodating patients. Planning ahead and deploying staff preemptively allowed for safe hospital operations and efficient care delivery during the crisis.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Florida; Hospitals, Pediatric; Patient Transfer; Cyclonic Storms; Emergency Service, Hospital; Tertiary Care Centers

Institutions: Nemours Children's Health

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