Chief Healthcare Executive January 14, 2025
The Joint Commission recently issued an alert urging health systems to develop detailed plans. Elizabeth Mort and Kevin Zacharyasz of the Joint Commission talk with us about the ways hospitals should prepare.
Within the past few months, hospitals have faced disasters that have forced systems to alter care and, in some cases, evacuate their facilities.
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area prompted several hospital systems in the region to close clinics and outpatient facilities in emergency zones.
When Hurricane Milton hit Florida, more than 400 healthcare facilities were forced to evacuate, including more than 20 hospitals. Hurricane Helene disrupted hospitals in Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee. At a Tennessee hospital, staff fled to the roof to escape calamitous flooding...
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