title: Preparing for and responding to severe weather.
abstract: Learning from the experiences of employees of St. John's Hospital, Joplin, MO, which was severely damaged in a devastating tornado, a healthcare system in New Jersey drastically revised its weather emergency preparedness system. The author describes how the system was revised and how it was employed in actual disasters, including Hurricane Sandy.
authors.affiliation: Virtua Health Facilities Services, Marlton, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Sarnese
mesh_terms: D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D009515:New Jersey; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014887:Weather