title: How can hospitals be better prepared? A case study of an exercise design program and its effect on a real-life event.
abstract: Hospitals continue to strive to meet exercise requirements of The Joint Commission and simultaneously identify organization-specific components of a successful exercise design program. The authors suggest that using a department-level focus during this process improves education, exercise design and outcome, and contributed to the success of a real life disaster response.
authors.affiliation: Spectrum Health Hospitals, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bulson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bulson
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D008824:Michigan; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*