The frequency and intensity of both human-made and natural disasters are predicted to
increase, and hospitals play a critically important role in reducing injury and mortality rates …

Extreme weather events such as floods are predicted to become increasingly common and
severe as the climate changes. Effectively functioning hospitals are critical to a community's …

In this commentary, we overview the existing research on psychological consequences
caused by COVID-19 for both residents and staff in the nursing homes. We identify …

Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and their residents are especially susceptible to
disruptions associated with natural disasters and often have limited experience and …

Importance Exposure to hurricanes is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in
nursing home (NH) residents, but the factors contributing to these outcomes are less …

Importance Nursing home residents are at heightened risk for morbidity and mortality
following an exposure to a disaster such as a hurricane or the COVID19 pandemic. Previous …

Background: In response to the hurricane-related deaths of nursing home residents, there
has been a steady increase in the number of facilities that evacuate under storm threat. This …

Despite problematic evacuation and sheltering of nursing home residents during Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, an exploration of the experiences of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) …

In this paper, a prediction model is presented that estimates the evacuation time in an
emergency situation for hospitals. The model is generic enough to be used in various …

Climate change has increased the frequency and severity of weather-related disasters such
as hurricanes, exposure to heat and cold temperatures, flooding events, and wildfires …