| Description |
xiv, 222 p. |
| Series |
ACHE management series |
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Management series (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Emergency medical services -- United States.
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Hospitals -- Administration.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McGlown, K. Joanne.
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Robinson, Phillip.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781567933666 (alk. paper) |
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9781567934298 (electronic bk.) |
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