Abstract Introduction Emergency departments (EDs) are reasonably well prepared for
external disasters, such as natural disasters, mass casualty incidents, and terrorist attacks …

The Danish hospital landscape has been continuously restructured since the early 2000s. A
structural reform reorganized the public sector, and a hospital reform restructured the …

Introduction Despite having a good health care system, recent studies show that the
Netherlands scores low on hospital disaster preparedness. A possible reason could be that …

Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted regular health care, including the Emergency
Department (ED), and resulted in insufficient ICU capacity. Lockdown measures were taken …

Introduction: Peru's health infrastructures, particularly hospitals, are exposed to disaster
threats of different natures. Traditionally, earthquakes have been the main disaster in terms …

Background Hospitals are expected to provide their essential services under all
circumstances, including disasters and crisis situations. However, crises and disasters may …

ABSTRACT Introduction In July 2021, several European countries were affected by severe
floods with water levels of the river Meuse reaching a record high. VieCuri Medical Center …

Objective: Expanding staff levels is a strategy for hospitals to increase surge capacity. This
study aimed to evaluate whether emergency healthcare workers (HCWs) are willing to work …

Background and aim Healthcare organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on
Information technology (IT) for the provision of routine services. IT failures within hospital …

Aims: Preparedness of medical personnel in dealing with disasters is strongly influenced by
several factors, one of which is knowledge, attitude, role and organization in disaster …