The US emergency care system: Meeting everyday acute care needs while being ready for disasters

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2166-2171

  Lurie, Nicole ^a   Margolis, Gregg S ^b   Rising, Kristin L ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b MERTU   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISASTER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; RESUSCITATION; REWARD; SURGE CAPACITY; UNITED STATES; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890236000     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0771     Document Type: Article

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