Absorbing Citywide Patient Surge During Hurricane Sandy: A Case Study in Accommodating Multiple Hospital Evacuations

Study objective Hospital evacuations have myriad effects on all elements of the health care system. We seek to (1) examine the effect of patient surge on hospitals that received patients from evacuating hospitals in New York City during Hurricane Sandy; (2) describe operational challenges those hosp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 2014-07, Vol.64 (1), p.66-73.e1
Hauptverfasser:	Adalja, Amesh A., MD, Watson, Matthew, BS, Bouri, Nidhi, MPH, Minton, Kathleen, BA, Morhard, Ryan C., JD, Toner, Eric S., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cyclonic Storms Disaster Planning - organization & administration Emergency Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration Evidence-Based Practice Health Facility Closure Humans New York City Patient Transfer - organization & administration Qualitative Research Surge Capacity
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