Emergency Preparedness news and information

"Recovery Mode” (Dec. 10, p. 6) did a nice job of highlighting the need for hospitals to have a disaster plan in place and to test that plan on a regular basis. We work with healthcare providers and other...
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“Earthquake Surgery” would be a good title for Outliers' next (and first) rock album, and—while performing surgeries during earth-shaking tremors is not advised—being able to complete post-quake surgery now appears to be possible.
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State and federal funding cuts have undermined preparedness for public health emergencies amid a troubling array of threats, made clear again in October by superstorm Sandy, according to a study released today by the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Go inside Long Beach Medical Center on Long Island, N.Y., and witness the bracing challenges its leaders face in the wake of superstorm Sandy's devastating impact. A video feature produced by Modern Healthcare New York Bureau Chief Melanie Evans, filmed as the hospital remained crippled weeks after...
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More than a month after superstorm Sandy devastated flood-prone communities in New Jersey and New York, five hospitals cannot admit patients because of its damage.
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When superstorm Sandy slammed into the New York metropolitan region, healthcare delivery was immediately challenged in unprecedented ways. Major hospitals, including those serving our poorest and most vulnerable New Yorkers, were severely damaged and forced to evacuate. Destruction to homes and...
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New York is seeking roughly $3.1 billion for damaged hospitals and other healthcare facilities and more funds to pay for protection against future flooding.
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NEW YORK—Bellevue Hospital Center, one of two New York City-owned hospitals that remain closed because of damage from superstorm Sandy, resumed some ambulatory services Nov. 19. The hospital's emergency room is expected to open in mid-December after power is restored, but the ER will...
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During the past eight weeks, officials and staff at a hospital in Ypsilanti, Mich., have been scrambling to manage a virulent outbreak of an infection that had not been seen in humans.
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