title: At capacity and beyond. Ideas such as 'surge' hospitals are getting a more careful look as healthcare wrestles with planning for large-scale disasters.
abstract: "Surge" hospitals, which can handle an influx of patients during a large-scale disaster, are being considered by some who think the healthcare industry's plans for such catastrophes need work, says Jim Bentley, left, senior vice president for strategic policy planning of the American Hospital Association.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004190:Disasters; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006752:Hospital Planning; D008145:Louisiana; D008922:Mississippi; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012066:Relief Work; D018635:Rescue Work; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States