On the Cover:

Peter Brewster

Veterans Health Administration’s Emergency Management Program in Action
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S1. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Gabor D. Kelen and Melissa L. McCarthy

Developing the Science of Health Care Emergency Preparedness and Response
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S2-S3. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann Knebel and Sally Phillips

National Strategy for Health Care System Preparedness
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S4-S6. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arnold B. Bierenbaum, Beth Neiley, and Craig R. Savageau

Importance of Business Continuity in Health Care
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S7-S9. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research:

Gabor D. Kelen, Melissa L. McCarthy, Chadd K. Kraus, Ru Ding, Edbert B. Hsu, Guohua Li, Judy B. Shahan, James J. Scheulen, and Gary B. Green

Creation of Surge Capacity by Early Discharge of Hospitalized Patients at Low Risk for Untoward Events
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S10-S16. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [News Release]  

Brian T. Kalish, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Bryan E. Christensen, Karen C. Carroll, Andy Cannons, Jacqueline A. Cattani, and Richard E. Rothman

National Survey of Laboratory Response Network Sentinel Laboratory Preparedness
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S17-S23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Lee Jenkins, Edbert B. Hsu, Lauren M. Sauer, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, and Thomas D. Kirsch

Prevalence of Unmet Health Care Needs and Description of Health Care–seeking Behavior Among Displaced People After the 2007 California Wildfires
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S24-S28. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lori Uscher-Pines, Corey L. Farrell, Steven M. Babin, Jacqueline Cattani, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Michael D. Moskal, and Richard E. Rothman

Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems: Case Studies of 8 US States
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S29-S36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Special Focus:

James G. Hodge, Jr, Andrea M. Garcia, Evan D. Anderson, and Torrey Kaufman

Emergency Legal Preparedness for Hospitals and Health Care Personnel
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S37-S44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Concepts in Disaster Medicine:

Melissa L. McCarthy, Peter Brewster, Edbert B. Hsu, Anthony G. Macintyre, and Gabor D. Kelen

Consensus and Tools Needed to Measure Health Care Emergency Management Capabilities
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S45-S51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony G. Macintyre, Joseph A. Barbera, and Peter Brewster

Health Care Emergency Management: Establishing the Science of Managing Mass Casualty and Mass Effect Incidents
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S52-S58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John L. Hick, Joseph A. Barbera, and Gabor D. Kelen

Refining Surge Capacity: Conventional, Contingency, and Crisis Capacity
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S59-S67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [News Release]  

Lauren M. Sauer, Melissa L. McCarthy, Ann Knebel, and Peter Brewster

Major Influences on Hospital Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S68-S73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph A. Barbera, Dale J. Yeatts, and Anthony G. Macintyre

Challenge of Hospital Emergency Preparedness: Analysis and Recommendations
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S74-S82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Lee Jenkins, Gabor D. Kelen, Lauren M. Sauer, Kimberly A. Fredericksen, and Melissa L. McCarthy

Review of Hospital Preparedness Instruments for National Incident Management System Compliance
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness 2009 v. 3, p. S83-S89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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