Hospital evacuations due to disasters in the United States in the twenty-first century

• 2020

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• Sharon Mace; Aishwarya Sharma
PMID: 32804382DOI: https://doi.org/10.5055/ajdm.2020.0351

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This journal article describes how hospitals in the United States have had to evacuate patients and staff because of disasters like hurricanes, fires, floods, and other emergencies in the twenty-first century. It explains why these evacuations happened, what challenges hospitals faced during them, and how they tried to keep everyone safe. The article also talks about lessons learned from past events so that hospitals can be better prepared for future disasters.

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Focus Areas: Infrastructure Failure; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Disasters; Floods; Hospital Administration; Hospitals; Patient Transfer; Transportation of Patients; United States; Cyclonic Storms; Fires

Institutions: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; Cleveland Clinic

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