The Economic Impact of Hurricane Evacuations on a Coastal Georgia Hospital: A Case Study

Coastal hospitals are often faced with the challenging decision to either evacuate or shelter-in-place in anticipation of a hurricane predicted to make landfall. The costs associated with hospital evacuation not only include transportation of patients to inland areas, but also the loss of revenue du...

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Main Authors: Samir P. Desai, Jimmy Gordon, Curtis Andrew Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00149/full