BUS 637 - Role of Healthcare Organizations in Business Continuity & Risk Management through Disaster Planning

Hospitals are the backbone of the healthcare response to catastrophic emergencies that can include an influenza pandemic or a large-scale Nuclear/Biological/Chemical attack. The need for hospitals to be prepared to respond to disasters is a major priority for hospital leaders. Since 2001 disaster training has become more rigorous and standardized; hospitals have stockpiled emergency supplies and medicines; situational awareness and communications are improving; and exercises are more frequent and of higher quality. Students in this course will have the opportunity to study in detail previous incidents such as flooding, electrical outages, terrorist attacks and how these incidents have shaped the way hospitals approach disaster preparedness. Students will develop the necessary tools to be able to develop disaster preparedness plans relevant to their organization.
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3 Credits