Utilizing HAZUS and PACER SURGE to map and characterize hospitals in Illinois within the New Madrid seismic zone

Purpose: To highlight the need for utilizing disaster software to aid hospitals for disaster preparedness, specifically an earthquake occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). The NMSZ is an active fault in central United States that is currently at a relatively high risk of experiencing a si...

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Main Authors: Matthew Stumpf, Apostolis Sambanis, Michael Cailas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Progress in Disaster Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061719300481