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Joplin hospitals share lessons on disaster planning
Hospitals in Missouri were not as prepared for the overwhelming patient surge from the EF-5 tornado that wiped out Joplin in May, according to a Missouri Hospital Association report that offers hospital disaster planning tips.
Enhanced emergency preparedness the focus of new hospital design
As readers of FierceHealthcare already know, Hurricanes Irene and Katrina exposed that there is much to be desired on the hospital emergency preparedness front. Chicago-based Rush University Medical
Hospitals brace for Hurricane Irene
Already shaken from Tuesday's East Coast earthquake, hospitals along the Atlantic are preparing for Hurricane Irene, a Category 3 hurricane anticipated to be one of the worst in decades with threats
Hospitals tap telehealth for disaster response
Disaster preparedness group the Northern Virginia Hospital Alliance has an mHealth weapon up its sleeve for the next major crisis in the region. It's eCareMobile, a Philips wireless tele-ICU unit,
Protect your practice finances from disaster
Although recent tragic events, such as the devastating tornadoes in the United States and earthquake in Japan, serve as important reminders for healthcare organizations to craft careful emergency
Hospital emergency preparedness shows some holes
While nearly every U.S. hospitals surveyed had response plans for at least one hazard related to epidemics/pandemics, biological, chemical, nuclear/radiological, explosive/incendiary, or natural
When disaster strikes, will the U.S. healthcare community be ready?
News reports from Japan have been tragic and heartbreaking in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters. The tension has been made even more overwhelming by the sudden threat of radiation
State health departments unprepared for disasters
It seems health departments need to reevaluate their disaster readiness, as results of a new survey show that states don't have the ability or preparation to handle "major radiation emergency
Disaster recovery efforts for hospitals the focus of new AHRQ guides
Between a lack of emergency preparedness shown at hospitals during 2005's Hurricane Katrina and more recent findings that many California hospitals might not survive an earthquake without major
