title: The Oklahoma ice storm, a Y2K disaster that arrived one year later--how two rural hospitals coped and what they learned.
abstract: An unexpected ice storm last December in southeastern Oklahoma cut off power and water for days in the area and punched holes in the disaster plans of the two hospitals most affected. In this report, hospital officials describe how they fared and tell what they will do in the future to be better prepared for such a worst-case scenario.
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems / Q000592:standards; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004190:Disasters; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007053:Ice / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009825:Oklahoma; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D014186:Transportation; D014887:Weather
chemical_list: D007053:Ice