| Subject: | AHRQ Releases New Tools to Help Emergency Planners Select Alternate Care Facilities and Transfer Patients During Disasters |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Thu, 15 Oct 2009 - 09:00 am |
| The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released two new tools designed to assist emergency planners and responders select and run alternate care facilities during disaster situations. In such instances, hospitals experiencing a surge in seriously ill patients requiring acute care may need to transfer less ill patients to alternate care sites. Alternate care facilities are locations that can easily and quickly be equipped... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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