title: Preparing for a disaster. Healthcare providers try to ready themselves for biological, chemical attacks without the benefit of government funding.
abstract: A new era of security alerts and biological terrorism has descended on the nation. Since Sept. 11, 2001, hospitals have been busy preparing for the scenarios of possible terrorist attacks. But providers say federal funding has fallen far short of what is needed to achieve their goals. At left, staff at Beth Israel Medical Center-Kings Highway Division in New York undergo emergency preparedness training.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000191:economics*; D007318:Inservice Training; D011057:Politics; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012637:Security Measures / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States