title: Management of hospitals in Aceh during the tsunami.
abstract: On December 26th, 2004, Aceh and its vicinity was hit by two natural forces consecutively, an earthquake and a tsunami. Hundreds of thousands of people perished, leaving the remaining of about the same number to become refugees. The writer was assigned by the Ministry of Health to Aceh on duty on the second and third week after the catastrophe, to help the management of Zainoel Abidin General Hospital in Banda Aceh, the province's biggest hospital, revive its operation.
authors.affiliation: International Affairs Department, Indonesian Hospital Association.
authors.forename: Hermansyur
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kartowisastro
mesh_terms: D004190:Disasters; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007214:Indonesia