The new requirements, effective Jan. 1, 2014, call for an identified emergency management leader, the consideration of staff input on event response evaluation and the review of emergency management ...

NORWALK -- In preparation for a catastrophic event at Norwalk Hospital, security stakeholders there collaborated with the city's first responders recently for a series of emergency scenario drills.

Emergency management is, at its heart, a profession obsessed with the future. We model storms that have not yet formed, train for attacks that have not yet occurred, and write plans for cascading ...

Florida is known for many things, among them, hurricanes. Every year, Florida hospitals face devastating winds and storm surges, but these yearly disasters have helped them become some of the greatest ...

When the H1N1 virus broke out in the U.S. five years ago, the University of Oregon started using cloud-based technology to manage potential outbreaks. Since then, more universities have looked to ...

Persistent cold temperatures caused several pipes at GW Hospital to burst, leading to severe flooding and cold conditions ...

Hospital codes refer to emergency situations, but these codes are different for each hospital. For example, “code blue” may refer to a life threatening medical emergency. Other codes refer to a fire, ...