In September 2018, Hurricane Florence hit eastern North Carolina. Flooding, power outages and days of rain caused billions of dollars in damage. As many communities struggled to hold on, hospitals across the central and eastern regions of the state had their own mission
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South East AHEC is having a NC Radiation Oncology Disaster Preparedness conference on June 22 at the Embassy Suites in Wilmington. This conference was established following the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence, including its direct impact on the subpopulation of radiation oncology patients and their treatments. It
Read more →South East AHEC is having a NC Radiation Oncology Disaster Preparedness conference on June 22 at the Embassy Suites in Wilmington. This conference was established following the devastating effects of Hurricane Florence, including its direct impact on the subpopulation of radiation oncology patients and their treatments. It
Read more →The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response seeks stakeholder input through April 26 on a proposed National Disaster Pediatric Initiative to enhance the nation’s pediatric care capability during disasters. The initiative will be part of
Read more →In the wake of the recent shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response encourages medical facilities to review its 2017 planning and response guide for active shooter incidents in health care
Read more →A Day Like No Other is a special report from the Nevada Hospital Association of one of the worst mass-casualty incidents to occur in our nation’s history: the shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017. This case study is not an after-action document, but instead a
Read more →NCHA supports the American Red Cross’ efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to families and individuals affected by disaster. They have recently issued a clarification regarding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations and the specific authority that covered entities like hospitals have in
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