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When planning for natural disasters, hospitals should focus on several key considerations.

The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA) is a public-private-grassroots partnership of organizations, working together to improve earthquake and tsunami preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency.

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO developed this guide as a basis for forming a strong community tsunami readiness policy. It provides a general plan of action and basic framework for dealing with the unique hazards resulting from tsunamis.

Hospitals must be prepared for the eventuality of drought-related operational challenges. With planning, hospitals can be better prepared to maintain operations when impacted by drought conditions, ensuring continued patient care and operational efficiency.

UC San Diego’s Englekirk Structural Engineering Center shares a preview of the largest, most complex seismic test ever conducted. Get an inside look at how UC San Diego’s five-story hospital may be impacted by dramatic earthquakes, and gain an understanding of how complex hospital building systems perform after earthquakes.

The number and magnitude of natural disasters affecting Missouri in 2011 demonstrated the importance of hospital planning and preparedness. Hospitals throughout Missouri activated their emergency operations plans and the hospital command centers because of the 2011 disasters. And, although the financial damage for all three events was substantial, the impact on the health care system was manageable.

Hospitals play a crucial role in community resilience, particularly in the face of increasing incidents of extreme weather due to climate change.

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) members respond to calls for help. National VOAD is an association of organizations that mitigate and alleviate the impact of disasters, provides a forum promoting cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration; and fosters more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster.