A slew of changes to federal health care policies are stressing cash-strapped rural hospitals as climate change spurs extreme ...

U.S. hospitals have improved their preparedness for disasters due to a focus on medical surge planning, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report. The 2012 National Preparedness Report ...

In a recent TeleTracking blog, Paige Patterson, RN, a relief hospital manager at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, discussed the value of having an automated capacity management system in ...

This guide offers strategies to manage medical surges during a natural or human-caused disaster, with a focus on staffing, supply, space and systems.

Health First conducted its semi-annual mock emergency/disaster training drill involving Health First emergency and trauma clinical teams.

The Joint Commission has announced new requirements for leadership accountability in hospital and critical access hospital emergency management. The new requirements, effective Jan. 1, 2014, call for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disparities in emergency and healthcare planning for vulnerable populations which will influence current and future resiliency initiatives for years to come.

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 ...

Managing visitors is a key aspect of hospital management, presenting several considerations for patient and building security, staff workflow, regulatory compliance, and patient privacy. Visitor ...

The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still ...

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 ...