A recent report by the National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACP) questions the “surge capacity” of the nation’s health case systems when responding to potential terrorist attacks to natural disasters.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified four key components of preparing for a medical surge:
- Increasing hospital capacity
- Identifying alternate care sites
- Registering medical volunteers
- Planning for altering established standards of careThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the primary agency for hospital preparedness, including medical surge.
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