TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Flood disaster preparedness: a retrospect from Grand Forks, North Dakota
JO  - Journal of healthcare risk management
A1  - Siders, C.
A1  - Jacobson, R.
SP  - 33
EP  - 40
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - Natural disasters often come without warning. The clinical, financial, and business risks can be enormous. Grand Forks' (ND) healthcare systems experienced a flooding disaster of unprecedented proportions in April of 1997. Planned and practiced disaster and evacuation procedures can significantly reduce a healthcare facilities' risk to life, health, and safety. This article retrospectively analyzes disaster preparation and the complete evacuation of the facilities' patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1074-4797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhrm.5600180206
ID  - ref1
ER  -