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Article: Evacuation of hospitals & nursing homes due to hurricanes: disaster preparedness: preliminary observations released Feb 17 2006.
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- Biomedical Market Newsletter
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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During disasters, administrators of health care facilities are faced with decisions about how to operate and care for patients. This includes when and how to evacuate patients if the facility becomes unable to support adequate care, treatment, or services.
Hospitals and nursing homes are required to have plans in place that describe how they will operate during emergencies. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were incidents of national significance that highlighted the challenges involved in evacuating vulnerable populations, including those in hospitals and nursing homes.
Federal officials used the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) to help evacuate ...