A 10-year analysis of hospitals’ preparedness for pandemics and other mass casualty events in the years prior to COVID-19 is warning that the nation’s health care system may not be adequately prepared for the next one. The hospitals had partaken in the American Hospital Association annual surveys. "We need to better understand the ability of our nation’s hospitals to save lives in times of crisis." Marcozzi said follow-up research could involve data from the COVID-19 pandemic to see how hospital preparedness impacted patient outcome. Our research is dedicated to those who lost their lives in his tragedy and other mass casualty events.

Source: Fox News July 08, 2021 15:45 UTC