Natural disasters can hit healthcare finances hard

Emergency preparedness plans sometimes don't survive a natural disaster

Natural disasters can hit healthcare finances as hard as operations. Emergency preparedness plans sometimes don't survive the catastrophe, according to an article on the Healthcare Payer News website.

Generators kicked on by a power outage malfunction in flood waters, or in the case of Mercy Joplin, get sucked out of a building by the wind, the article aid.

Even is a hospital does not take a direct hit, what happens nearby can swell inpatient and outpatient volumes.

The article look at five recent natural disasters and how they've affected hospitals.

Read the article.

September 9, 2015

Topic Area: Sustainable Operations

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