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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kearns, Randy D
• Skarote, Mary Beth
• Peterson, Jeff
• Stringer, Lew
• Alson, Roy L
• Cairns, Bruce A
• Hubble, Michael W
• Rich, Preston B
• Cairns, Charles B
• Holmes, James H
• Runge, Jeff
• Siler, Sean M
• Winslow, James

Titel

Deployable, portable, and temporary hospitals; one state's experiences through the years

Ist Teil von

• American journal of disaster medicine, 2014, Vol.9 (3), p.195-210

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This article will review the use of temporary hospitals to augment the healthcare system as one solution for dealing with a surge of patients related to war, pandemic disease outbreaks, or natural disaster. The experiences highlighted in this article are those of North Carolina (NC) over the past 150 years, with a special focus on the need following the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks. It will also discuss the development of a temporary hospital system from concept to deployment, highlight recent developments, emphasize the need to learn from past experiences, and offer potential solutions for assuring program sustainability. Historically, when a particular situation called for a temporary hospital, one was created, but it was usually specific for the event and then dismantled. As with the case with many historical events, the details of the 9/11 attacks will fade into memory, and there is a concern that the impetus which created the current temporary hospital program may fade, as well. By developing a broader and more comprehensive approach to disaster responses through all-hazards preparedness, it is reasonable to learn from these past experiences, improve the understanding of current threats, and develop a long-term strategy to sustain these resources for future disaster medical needs.