The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe has developed a free, downloadable hospital emergency response checklist. The tool, geared toward hospital administrators and managers, ...

Hospitals differentiate themselves from other healthcare organizations through their standby role — their commitment to providing 24/7 access to care, serving as a safety net and preparing and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — All hands were on deck at Rhode Island Hospital after shots were fired at Brown University on Saturday, Dec. 13. Victims of the mass shooting quickly flooded into the ...

“We have a plan – a disaster response plan or a mass casualty plan – that we put in effect where we move existing patients to other parts of the emergency department and clear up the critical care ...

As smoke overcame the crowd outside of Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, first responders rushed to the scene to rescue and treat the victims. However, no real danger was present. The planned scene was ...

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12 people were injured in a stabbing incident at the Union Gospel Mission of Salem Salem Health hospital enacted mass casualty protocols, with staff and physicians responding to treat the influx of ...

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from ...

The Ministry of Health underscored Kuwait’s commitment to developing its toxicology system and integrating it with emergency, critical care, and rapid response systems to enhance institutional ...

Florida International University kicked off its 10th annual disaster field exercise today, marking a decade of preparing hundreds of students for careers in disaster management. “Disasters are ...