Assessing Thai Hospitals’ Evacuation Preparedness Using the Flexible Surge Capacity Concept and Its Collaborative Tool

Abstract According to the concept of “flexible surge capacity,” hospitals may need to be evacuated on two occasions: (1) when they are exposed to danger, such as in war; and (2) when they are contaminated, such as during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the former, the entire hospital must be evacuated, wh...

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Main Authors: Phatthranit Phattharapornjaroen, Eric Carlström, Lina Dahlén Holmqvist, Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Amir Khorram-Manesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-02-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-023-00468-z