Week 3 Disaster Planning and Management Essay

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Part A 150 words

The Covid-19 pandemic created many issues for hospitals trying to manage the surge of patients presenting at the same time with the same symptoms and needs. When this occurs, hospitals run the risk of depleting their available resources. When resources are too far depleted, the hospital may no longer be able to perform even day to day operations. Address the following, be sure to focus on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic or any future infectious disease outbreaks. Use at least 2 scholarly resources to support your positions.

• Propose at least two detailed solutions for how a hospital can plan for surge capacity needs and the ongoing concerns with surge during an infectious disease outbreak.
• Explain how you would prioritize the resources that will be needed to meet surge capacity at the facility. Justify your reasoning