Developing a comprehensive emergency plan

Conducting regular drills and exercises

Maintaining a stockpile of essential supplies

Ignoring the potential impact of disasters

To ensure the safety of patients and staff

To maintain critical services during a disaster

To minimize property damage

To avoid liability

Establishing a command center

Implementing surge capacity protocols

Relying solely on external resources

Coordinating with local emergency management agencies

3 days' worth of supplies

7 days' worth of supplies

14 days' worth of supplies

30 days' worth of supplies

Evacuation procedures

Communication protocols

Staff training and education

Ignoring potential hazards

Managing the overall response

Coordinating with external agencies

Providing medical care to patients

Maintaining the hospital's infrastructure

Establishing a joint command center

Sharing information and resources

Conducting joint exercises

Ignoring their existence

To test the emergency plan

To train staff and improve their skills

To identify gaps and weaknesses in the plan

All of the above

Conserving resources

Prioritizing patient care

Ignoring the needs of non-critical patients

Implementing surge capacity protocols

Preventing the spread of infection

Providing medical care to patients

Managing the hospital's infrastructure

Coordinating with external agencies

Using multiple communication channels

Providing clear and accurate information

Reassuring staff and patients

Withholding information to avoid panic

To coordinate the response efforts

To provide medical care to patients

To manage the hospital's infrastructure

To communicate with external agencies

Expanding bed capacity

Redeploying staff to critical areas

Canceling elective procedures

Ignoring the increase in patient volume

Managing the supply chain

Providing medical care to patients

Maintaining the hospital's infrastructure

Coordinating with external agencies