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Function and response of nursing facilities during community disaster

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  • Saliba, D.
  • Buchanan, J.
  • Kington, R.S.

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Objectives. We sought to describe the role and function of nursing facilities after disaster. Methods. We surveyed administrators at 144 widely dispersed nursing facilities after the Los Angeles Northridge earthquake. Results. Of the 113 (78%) nursing facilities that responded (11 365 beds), 23 sustained severe damage, 5 closed (625 beds), and 72 lost vital services. Of 87 nursing facilities implementing disaster plans, 56 cited problems that plans did not adequately address, including absent staff, communication problems, and insufficient water and generator fuel. Fifty-nine (52%) reported disaster-related admissions from hospitals, nursing facilities, and community residences. Nursing facilities received limited postdisaster assistance. Five months after the earthquake, only half of inadequate nursing facility disaster plans had been revised. Conclusions. Despite considerable disaster-related stresses, nursing facilities met important community needs. To optimize disaster response, community-wide disaster plans should incorporate nursing facilities.

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  • Saliba, D. & Buchanan, J. & Kington, R.S., 2004. "Function and response of nursing facilities during community disaster," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 94(8), pages 1436-1441.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2004:94:8:1436-1441_5
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    1. Gangwal, Utkarsh & Dong, Shangjia, 2022. "Critical facility accessibility rapid failure early-warning detection and redundancy mapping in urban flooding," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    2. Gillian C. Scrymgeour & Lindsay Smith & Douglas Paton, 2016. "Exploring the Demands on Nurses Working in Health Care Facilities During a Large-Scale Natural Disaster," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(2), pages 21582440166, June.
    3. Ayberk Kocatepe & Mehmet Baran Ulak & Grzegorz Kakareko & Eren Erman Ozguven & Sungmoon Jung & Reza Arghandeh, 2019. "Measuring the accessibility of critical facilities in the presence of hurricane-related roadway closures and an approach for predicting future roadway disruptions," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 95(3), pages 615-635, February.

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