Battling Superstorm Sandy at Lenox Hill Hospital: When the Hospital Is Ground Zero. [Review] - 2019

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In preparation for Superstorm Sandy, the emergency control center at Lenox Hill Hospital (LHH) was activated. Patients were evacuated safely to increase hospital capacity, including increased critical care beds, hospital equipment and supplies, including ventilators. A triage center was established in the emergency department at LHH. Efforts were coordinated between LHH and New York University (NYU) Langone Medical Center. NYU medical staff was granted Disaster Emergency privileges, credentialed at LHH, and oriented to LHH. NYU residents and fellows were added by the Office of Graduate Medical Education. Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.


English

0749-0704

10.1016/j.ccc.2019.06.012 [doi] S0749-0704(19)30051-X [pii]


*Cyclonic Storms
*Disasters
*Tertiary Care Centers
Critical Care/mt [Methods]
Critical Care/og [Organization & Administration]
Humans
New York City
Tertiary Care Centers/og [Organization & Administration]


MedStar Montgomery Medical Center


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