Robert Gougelet, MD - The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
Robert Gougelet, MD - The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
Robert Gougelet, MD - The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute
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Medical Surge: DefinitionMEDICAL SURGE is the ability to provide medical treatment topatients that exceed normal health care system capacity bymore than 30%. For state-wide medical surge plans, thenumber of patients requiring care exceeds the overall capacityof the state health care system by more than 30%.A Regional Response System (RRS) capitalizes on the inherentcapabilities of state <strong>and</strong> sub-state actors to coordinate aneffective response in the hours <strong>and</strong> days after a catastrophicemergency.
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