title: Hospital emergency preparedness and response during Superstorm Sandy.
abstract: This article presents the findings of a report by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) on the performance of 172 Medicare-certified hospitals in the New York Metropolitan Area before, during, and after Sandy. It makes recommendations on how to close gaps that were found in emergency planning and execution for a disaster of this magnitude. To download the complete 40-page report and a Podcast based on it, go to http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/ reports/oei-06-13-00260. asp.
mesh_terms: D055867:Cyclonic Storms; D004189:Disaster Planning; D006761:Hospitals; D017751:Safety Management