Regional Emergency Coordinators (RECs) serve as ASPR’s primary representatives throughout the country at the regional level. Building relationships with federal,…
The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services…
What is it? Critical Infrastructure Protection for the Healthcare and Public Health Sectors is a coordinated effort to ensure that…
Thompson T, Lyle K, Mullins SH, Dick R, Graham J Abstract Objective: The Institute of Medicine has issued two reports…
DeLia D Abstract Objective: Describe how annual hospital surge capacity is affected by within-year variation in patient volume and bed…
Kanter RK, Moran JR Abstract Objective: National policy for emergency preparedness calls for hospitals to accommodate surges of 500 new…
Amy H. Kaji, MD, MPH, Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD ABSTRACT Background: There are no standardized measures of hospital disaster…
Niska RW, Burt CW ABSTRACT Objective: This study examined the content of hospital terrorism preparedness emergency response plans; whether those…
The Operations Division is comprised of three branches. Each of the three branches works cohesively to coordinate the federal public…
In December 2006, Congress passed and the President signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Public Law No. 109-417,…
