2013
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-013-9805-7
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Community Healthcare Delivery Post-Hurricane Sandy: Lessons from a Mobile Health Unit

Abstract: In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy the North Shore LIJ Health System (NS-LIJ HS) organized and launched its first mobile health unit (MHU) operation to some of New York's hardest hit communities including Queens County and Long Island, NY. This document describes the initiation, operational strategies, outcomes and challenges of the NS-LIJ HS community relief effort using a MHU. The operation was divided into four phases: (1) community needs assessment, (2) MHU preparation, (3) staff recruitment and (4) progr… Show more

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“…Just because experienced personnel comprised the medical staff, we envisioned addressing clinical issues with regard to shared mental models, teamwork, and scope of practice across a wide range of emergency procedures and protocols. In addition, LH-GV's location in a densely urban environment where there exist long-standing and well-founded concerns over severe weather-related emergencies, 35,36 and terrorism suggested further training objectives. 37,38 Cultural diversity and the presence of a substantial lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community were further considerations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Just because experienced personnel comprised the medical staff, we envisioned addressing clinical issues with regard to shared mental models, teamwork, and scope of practice across a wide range of emergency procedures and protocols. In addition, LH-GV's location in a densely urban environment where there exist long-standing and well-founded concerns over severe weather-related emergencies, 35,36 and terrorism suggested further training objectives. 37,38 Cultural diversity and the presence of a substantial lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community were further considerations.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Liikkuviin hyvinvointipalveluihin kohdistunutta kansainvälistä tutkimusta tiedonhaut tavoittivat kansallista runsaammin (esim. [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. Kansainvälisissä tutkimuksissa kohteena ovat olleet mm.…”
Section: Liikkuvat Hyvinvointipalvelut Tutkimuskohteenaunclassified
“…Lisäksi tutkimuskohteena ovat olleet kriisitilanteet, kuten esim. Yhdysvalloissa hurrikaani Sandyn jälkihoidossa käytetyt liikkuvat palveluyksiköt (26).…”
Section: Liikkuvat Hyvinvointipalvelut Tutkimuskohteenaunclassified
“…40 An intervention to address the need for unfilled prescriptions may come in the form of mobile pharmacies that can deliver diabetic medications to patients in need. 41 An important window of opportunity may exist as patients with a primary diagnosis of diabetes presented somewhat delayed on days 4 and 5 following Hurricane Sandy's landfall compared to other patients, for example, ventilator-dependent or dialysis-dependent individuals, who came to the ED for care immediately after the storm. 9 42 Prior disaster literature has documented the increased incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the general population after disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, and the Hanshin-Awaji and Niigata-Chusetsu earthquakes.…”
Section: Highest Increases Before and Aftermentioning
confidence: 99%