Phillipp Annette, Stokes Christopher D, Tivis Rick, Gans David, Piland Neill
Idaho State University, Institute of Rural Health, 12301 W. Explorer Drive, Suite 102, Boise, Idaho 83713, USA.
J Med Pract Manage. 2009 Sep-Oct;25(2):97-9.
Disasters have an enormous economic impact on the United States as well as short- and long-term healthcare implications. Federal and state governments are providing billions of dollars to communities across the nation for emergency preparedness activities. An online poll conducted in July 2008 indicated that most medical practices in the United States, even though they believe they will be impacted by a disaster within the next five years, re port themselves to be inadequately prepared. In light of increased funding since 9/11 and hurricane Katrina, the results of the poll show that the very practices that are the foundation of our healthcare system that see and treat patients on a daily basis are not being included in preparedness efforts.
灾难对美国有着巨大的经济影响，同时也对短期和长期医疗保健产生影响。联邦和州政府正在向全国各地的社区提供数十亿美元用于应急准备活动。2008年7月进行的一项在线民意调查显示，美国大多数医疗机构，尽管他们认为自己将在未来五年内受到灾难影响，但报告称自己准备不足。鉴于自9·11事件和卡特里娜飓风以来资金增加，民意调查结果表明，作为我们医疗保健系统基础、每天接待和治疗患者的这些医疗机构并未被纳入准备工作之中。
