Facilitating hospital emergency preparedness: Introduction of a model memorandum of understanding

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-61

  Hodge Jr , James G ^a   Anderson, Evan D ^b   Kirsch, Thomas D ^c   Kelen, Gabor D ^c,d,e  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response (PACER)   (United States)

^e Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergencies; Health personnel; Hospitals; Public health

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960863041     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/10-v4n2-hsf10003     Document Type: Article

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