Relocation Preparedness Measures Highlighted by an Australian Flood-affected Hospital’s Evacuation
Increase in climate change-driven extreme weather events requires a proportional increase in hospitals' abilities to respond and adapt. This report points to key measures that can prepare hospitals to move their patients to improvised makeshift field facilities, if no external support is available.
Authors
- Faran Shoaib Naru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-0529)
- Kate Churruca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9923-3116)
- Mitchell Sarkies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-3598)
- Janet C. Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0553-682X)
- Jeffrey Braithwaite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-4957)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.104
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Macquarie University
- National Health and Medical Research Council