Surge Toolkit and Facility Checklist

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 08/2017 This Web page provides a toolkit and checklist for reopening a closed (shuttered) hospital to expand surge capacity in an emergency. It is a step-by-step guide to assist staff responsible for management, legal, facility, staffing, security, materials management, and transportation planning. It includes sections for each staff type/responsibility. The sections address planning; reopening a closed hospital within three to seven days; operating the facility; and closing the facility down again. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - September 5, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news