Effective plans for hospital system response to earthquake emergencies

Luis Ceferino; Judith Mitrani-Reiser; Anne Kiremidjian; Gregory Deierlein; Celso Bambarén

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18072-w

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Effective plans for hospital system response to earthquake emergencies

Luis Ceferino,
Judith Mitrani-Reiser,
Anne Kiremidjian,
Gregory Deierlein,
Celso Bambarén

Affiliations

Luis Ceferino: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Judith Mitrani-Reiser: Materials and Structural Systems Division, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Anne Kiremidjian: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Gregory Deierlein: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Celso Bambarén: School of Public Health and Administration, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18072-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Hospital systems are critical, especially in providing healthcare services after disasters. Here, the authors revealed that in Lima the spatial distribution of health service demands mismatches the capacities of hospitals after earthquakes, leaving large zones on the periphery significantly underserved.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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