Florida is known for many things, among them, hurricanes. Every year, Florida hospitals face devastating winds and storm surges, but these yearly disasters have helped them become some of the greatest ...

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, ...

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.

Ensure your oxygen is contained in a fire-rated room or closet. Even if you have a sprinkler, this may be required by code. For greater safety, you may be able to run a single sprinkler head to the ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — It was Drill Day at WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital. Each year, officials from the police and fire departments, county ema, and the hospital get together to practice mass ...

About 170 American hospitals, totaling nearly 30,000 patient beds from coast to coast, face the greatest risk of significant or dangerous flooding, according to a months-long KFF Health News ...