Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Effective plans for hospital system response to earthquake emergencies

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

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.