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

Volume: 64, Issue: 1, Pages: 66 - 73
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Abstract
Study objective null 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 hospitals faced pre- and poststorm; and (3) examine the coordination efforts to distribute patients to receiving hospitals. null Methods null We...
Paper Details
Title
Absorbing Citywide Patient Surge During Hurricane Sandy: A Case Study in Accommodating Multiple Hospital Evacuations
Published Date
Jul 1, 2014
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
66 - 73
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