HCAD 625 Assignment #3
Instructions
Define a region where you live or elsewhere in the United States.
Evaluate, in a 5–10-page paper based on publicly available information, efforts to ensure continuing healthcare support in the event of a disaster .
DUE TO THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT AND CLOSURE OF ATLANTA HOSPITAL AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. GRADY MEMORIAL WILL BE UNDER TREMENDOUS STRESS AND OVERCROWDING, SERVICING THE ATLANTA METRO POPULATION AND UNDERSERVED POPULATION. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GRADY HOSPITAL WAS INSTRUMENTAL AS A TRAUMA CENTER SERVICING THE MOST CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS IN COLLABORATION WITH SURROUNDING HOSPITALS. HOWEVER, WITH ONE LESS HOSPITAL IN METRO ATLANTA, WHAT CHALLENGES WILL GRADY HOSPITAL FACE AS THE ONLY TRAUMA CENTER IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER MORE SERIOUS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OUTBREAK TO OCCUR TODAY?
Ensure defined responsibilities in organizing and managing the workforce, supply chain, quality assurance of clinical encounters, reporting, and internal/external communication protocols.
What provisions are being made for the populations representing different social determinants of health? If you picked a past disaster, offer “lessons learned” and provide managerial solutions and avenues to close the gaps.
