Spera Optima, Pera Pessima —Preparing the US Health Care System for Major War
This Viewpoint argues that the US must strengthen military-civilian trauma-system preparedness for a potential large-scale combat operation by expanding regional coordination, hospital surge planning, and civilian clinician training.
Authors
- Jay A. Yelon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-8042)
- M. Margaret Knudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6466-5816)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Surgery
- Published
- 2026-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2026.4621
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00