title: Hospitals and disasters: how they fared; what they learned.
abstract: Although having a comprehensive disaster plan in place and augmenting it with regular drills is essential in preparing for an emergency, unforeseen challenges inevitably arise when a disaster occurs. In this article, hospital officials who have experienced such emergencies share the lessons they learned from an actual event.
authors.forename: Robert R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rusting
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States