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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781330603321

Titolo

Anticipate, respond, recover [[electronic resource] ] : healthcare leadership and catastrophic events / / K. Joanne McGlown and Phillip Robinson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Health Administration Press, 2011

ISBN

1-56793-816-7

1-56793-429-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Collana

ACHE management series

Altri autori (Persone)

McGlownK. Joanne

RobinsonPhillip

Disciplina

362.18

Soggetti

Emergency medical services - United States

Hospitals - Administration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Disasters and catastrophes defined -- Organizing for disasters -- Preparedness planning for catastrophe (pre-incident) -- Responding : you're in this alone -- Leadership in action -- Recovery : the good, the bad and the ugly -- Financial planning for catastrophic events -- Financial actions during and after the catastrophe -- What's in our future? -- Devastation on Galveston Island : the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Hurricane Ike / an interview with David L. Callender and Michael J. Megna -- A new era of terrorism : JFK Medical Center and the first anthrax exposure / an interview with Phillip D. Robinson -- Flooding in the lone star state : Texas Children's Hospital and Tropical Storm Allison / an interview with Randall Wright -- Disasters in Arkansas / an interview with Angela l. Richmond, Kirk Reamey, and Beth Ingram -- An early careerist's perspective of disaster preparedness / an interview with Windsor Westbrook Sherrill.