U.S. infrastructure and systems to deliver health care after catastrophic events such as earthquakes and widespread disease are rudimentary at best, a report says.
According to an article from U.S. News, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report Wednesday providing a resource manual to help healthcare providers — hospitals and outpatient clinics, public-health departments, emergency medical systems, public-safety agencies and government offices — to deliver care as effectively as possible to the greatest number of people during a disaster.