Integrated plan to augment surge capacity

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-119

  Dayton, Christopher ^a   Ibrahim, Jamil ^b   Augenbraun, Michael ^a,b   Brooks, Steven ^c   Mody, Kiaran ^c   Holford, Donald ^d   Roblin, Patricia ^a   Arquilla, Bonnie ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Outpatient Division   (United States)

Author keywords

integrated plan; surge capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

DISASTER PLANNING; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW YORK CITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 67349154732     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00005719     Document Type: Article

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