Mitigation Case Studies: Clara Barton Hospital Shelter, Hosington, Kansas, May 2004

摘要

It is necessary for hospitals and other critical facilities, such as fire stations, police stations, and EOCs, to remain operational during an event and maintain service afterwards. The local hospital is typically the first place to which the injured are taken after a disaster occurs. If the hospital cannot function because of damage to the building, then those seeking immediate medical attention must be rerouted to a functioning hospital. In rural areas such as Barton County, towns are spread out and the next hospital could be many miles away.