Anticipate, respond, recover healthcare leadership and catastrophic events - McGlown, K. Joanne; Robinson, Phillip; ebrary, Inc. (Chicago, Ill. : Health Administration Press, 2011)
Disasters and catastrophes defined -- Organizing for disasters -- Preparedness planning for catastrophe (pre-incident) -- Responding : you're in this alone -- Leadership in action -- Recovery : the good, the bad and the ugly -- Financial planning for catastrophic events -- Financial actions during and after the catastrophe -- What's in our future? -- Devastation on Galveston Island : the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Hurricane Ike / an interview with David L. Callender and Michael J. Megna -- A new era of terrorism : JFK Medical Center and the first anthrax exposure / an interview with Phillip D. Robinson -- Flooding in the lone star state : Texas Children's Hospital and Tropical Storm Allison / an interview with Randall Wright -- Disasters in Arkansas / an interview with Angela l. Richmond, Kirk Reamey, and Beth Ingram -- An early careerist's perspective of disaster preparedness / an interview with Windsor Westbrook Sherrill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Emergency medical services -- United States; Hospitals -- Administration; Electronic books