NORWALK -- In preparation for a catastrophic event at Norwalk Hospital, security stakeholders there collaborated with the city's first responders recently for a series of emergency scenario drills.

The new requirements, effective Jan. 1, 2014, call for an identified emergency management leader, the consideration of staff input on event response evaluation and the review of emergency management ...

When the H1N1 virus broke out in the U.S. five years ago, the University of Oregon started using cloud-based technology to manage potential outbreaks. Since then, more universities have looked to ...

Every year, many of us go in for a routine physical. Not because anything feels wrong, but because it is useful to know what ...

Florida is known for many things, among them, hurricanes. Every year, Florida hospitals face devastating winds and storm surges, but these yearly disasters have helped them become some of the greatest ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the disparities in emergency and healthcare planning for vulnerable populations which will influence current and future resiliency initiatives for years to come.

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority recently participated in a hazard vulnerability assessment, which tested the ...

Hospital codes refer to emergency situations, but these codes are different for each hospital. For example, “code blue” may refer to a life threatening medical emergency. Other codes refer to a fire, ...