Innovations in Health Care Surge Capacity Management
This report highlights the management of patient surge during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022-2023 pediatric "tripledemic," and mass casualty incidents, focusing on rural healthcare challenges. It features lessons learned from regional patient load balancing, pediatric care in Washington, and rural hospital capacity augmentation in California. The report also introduces new resources, including a Utility Failures in Health Care Toolkit and updated Pre-Hospital and Mass Casualty Triage Topic Collections.
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