title: Left in the dark: Seven years after Katrina, Sandy is teaching hospitals more lessons on how to survive nature's fury.
abstract: In the wake of the devastation Sandy wreaked along the Atlantic Coast, some hospitals were forced to close. But others took on new roles, whether as makeshift phone-charging stations or dealing with healthcare needs patients usually turned to outpatient centers for. "The biggest challenge is making up for the other services that are not available in the community," says Steven Littleson, of Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kutscher
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
mesh_terms: D057191:Capacity Building / Q000379:methods*; D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004189:Disaster Planning; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055868:Floods; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D009511:New England; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce