Citation

Niska RW, Shimizu IM. Natl. Health Stat. Rep. 2011; (37): 1-14.

Affiliation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, In public domain, Publisher National Center for Health Statistics USA)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21476489

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This report is a summary of hospital preparedness for responding to public health emergencies, including mass casualties and epidemics of naturally occurring diseases such as influenza.

METHODS: Data are from an emergency response preparedness supplement to the 2008 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, which uses a national probability sample of nonfederal general and short-stay hospitals in the United States. Sample data were weighted to produce national estimates.

Language: en