Hospital Boarding Creates Critical Shortcomings in Disaster Preparedness

Samuel E Sondheim¹, Ryan M Leone¹, Sriram Venkatesan¹+11

• ¹Samuel E. Sondheim, MD, MBA, is Assistant Medical Director, Mount Sinai Morningside Department of Emergency Medicine; an Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Innovations Lead Faculty, Center for Healthcare Readiness; all at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY. Ryan M. Leone, MSc, is a Medical Student, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, and a Visiting Scholar, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Bethesda, MD. Sriram Venkatesan, MD, FAWM, is Staff Physician, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, India. Douglas M. Char, MD, MA, is a Professor and Vice-Chair, Academic and Faculty Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Sara Burdash, MD, FACEP, is an Emergency Medicine Physician, Emergency Preparedness, M Health Fairview, and an Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School; both in Minneapolis, MN. Joshua J. Davis, MD, is Assistant Medical Director, Vituity; Clinical Instructor, University of Kansas School of Medicine; and an Assistant Professor, Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine; all in Wichita, KS. Habab Iraqi, MBBS, is an Emergency Medicine Intern, Al-Yarmouk College of Medical Sciences, Khartoum, Sudan. Marta Rowh, MD, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Jessica Castner, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, FAEN, FAAN, is a Professor, University at Albany, Albany, NY, and President, Castner Incorporated, Grand Island, NY. Jeff Druck, MD, is Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement, Transformation, and Wellbeing, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT. Katheryn Starr, NREMT-P, is an Osteopathic Medical Student, Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville, KY. Sarah Oworinawe, MD, MBChB, MMED, is Senior House Officer, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda. Joshua J. Baugh, MD, MPP, MHCM, is Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Medical Director for Hospital Emergency Preparedness, Mass General Hospital, and an Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; both in Boston, MA. Michael Redlener, MD, FAEMS, is Medical Director, Mount Sinai West Department of Emergency Medicine; Co-Director, Center for Healthcare Readiness; and an Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine; all at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY.