Creation of inpatient capacity during a major hospital relocation: Lessons for disaster planning

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 859-864

  Jen, Howard C ^a   Shew, Stephen B ^a   Atkinson, James B ^a   Rosenthal, J Thomas ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; DISASTER PLANNING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CALIFORNIA; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTER PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGE CAPACITY;

EID: 70349449634     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2009.146     Document Type: Article

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