Hospitals are in a unique position when disaster strikes. Predominately regarded as safe havens, hospitals are expected to continuously provide quality patient care and protection to patients, ...
A slew of changes to federal health care policies are stressing cash-strapped rural hospitals as climate change spurs extreme weather threats. As Hurricane Helene battered Clinch Memorial Hospital ...
September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. Hospitals are uniquely mandated to maintain robust, all-hazards ...
Senior Lecturer, Horizon Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney Faran Naru is the recipient of a Macquarie University Research ...
WATERLOO --- Covenant Medical Center and Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls will conduct emergency drills Thursday as part of ongoing emergency preparedness training. The drills simulating ...
Parts of Duke University Hospital flooded on Friday morning from a burst water pipe, causing some patients to receive care elsewhere. A spokesperson said a pipe burst around 11:40 p.m. on Thursday ...
It was 1968 and the Cold War was in full swing. In addition to teaching schoolchildren to ‘duck and cover,’ the federal government wanted communities to be prepared for possible nuclear war. They were ...