In many coastal communities, the hospitals were built in locations that are at increasingly high risk of flooding during hurricanes.
Health care services are essential at any time, but when disasters strike, those services become even more crucial as injuries rise.
Yet in many coastal communities, the hospitals were built in locations that are at increasingly high risk of flooding during hurricanes. , including how health care organizations prepare for severe weather events. Here’s what research shows about the rising risks.Given the impact of climate change, many areas are susceptible to severe weather events and hazards. Health care facilities, including hospitals, clinics and long-term care facilities, are no exception.
A study released Sept. 29, 2022, as Ian was leaving Florida, found that even weak hurricanes can pose aIn 25 metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the authors found that at least half of the hospitals are at risk of flooding from a Category 2 storm, defined as wind speeds of 96 mph to 110 mph. In some cities, including Lake Charles, Louisiana; Naples, Florida, and Ocean City, New Jersey, 100% of the hospitals are considered at risk.
Those risks are rising with climate change. The study’s Harvard University authors estimated that theWhat’s important about this finding is that communities can begin to identify hospitals at high risk and develop both backup plans and measures to help protect them and their patients.
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