Reporting for duty. One year after terrorist attacks shook the nation, hospitals confront a changed landscape--and seek to do their part to defend the homeland.
As we observe the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that changed our nation, health care providers prepare to deal with potential disasters that in better times were merely the realm of science fiction. In communities across the country, readiness is the new goal, bioterrorism the new threat.
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