Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John Raoux Health care services are essential at any time, but when disasters strike, those ...

(TNS) - Catastrophic fires, extreme weather and cyberattacks have increasingly shown the vulnerabilities of U.S. emergency management procedures and even sometimes the power grid, itself. But what if ...

Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced Friday that it has been dealing with an ongoing “capacity disaster” and that it’s in desperate need of more beds to help combat the “unprecedented ...

Hospitals are in a unique position when disaster strikes. Predominately regarded as safe havens, hospitals are expected to continuously provide quality patient care and protection to patients, ...

A report was received by 119. A 63-year-old man was found unconscious and collapsed at home by the homeowner, according to ...

September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...

The COVID-19 pandemic was most people’s introduction to the critical importance of hospital emergency preparedness. However, while it is strikingly clear that prolonged surges of patients occur during ...

TOMMIE: AT THIS POINT THERISE NO STATE-DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, SO HOSPITALS EAR TAKING THE INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. >> COVID HAS SURGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THESE PAST ...

Columbia Memorial Hospital near Oregon's coastline is forging ahead with emergency plans in case of a major earthquake or ...

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Regional West Garden County Hospital in Oshkosh will convert to a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH), ...