If pandemic strikes, what should hospitals invest in to meet the increased capacity need?
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Filtered face mask's and lots of plastic and electrical tape.
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an epidemic will cause people to be in all different stages of a sickness, some with moderate affect and some on their death bed, this will be wide spread, there will be panick, and people robbing and killing each other. kinda like when the hurricane struck new orleans.
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Same as every other caring nation!!!!\nCount the number of people admitted to hospital added to the number of people attending outpatients minus the number of holes in the ground that are dug.
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Maybe start at the hospital.
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I work for an Insurance Company, we have a percentage of premiums set to go pay hospital costs and that is over 80%. The more the drug companys, hospitals, doctors charge the more healthcare will cost.
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Healthcare is booming, plenty of jobs forever. Enough said. Go into health care
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There are already alot of protocols written for RT's that are used in hospitals throughout the country. If you are trying to implement one in your facility, you can use an existing one, or change it to fit your needs. Much easier than starting from scratch. If you are a student working on an assignment, I'd suggest the same thing. Find an existing protocol & adapt it so you don't get in trouble for plagerism.
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Check out hospital supply websites. If it’s a specialty size, they should have it
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Medical services are booming these days because populations increasing. No of aged people ( senior citizens) is also increasing. That is why nursing/nurses in demand
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Maybe you should do some research on "Pandemics" first.  Do some research on the Spanish Flu, as well as more recent ones like AIDS and Ebola.\n\nEither it would be a "fast killer" like Ebola, where people died quickly and it never spread.  Or it would be a "slow killer", where it would be impossible to contain because people would pass it along before terminal symptoms were obvious.  Closing the border with Mexico would be pointless, because it would simply pass on to Europe or Asia, and come right back.  Look at the recent outbreak of SARS to see what I mean.\n\nAnd what would the Navy, Air Force, and Special Forces be doing?  Shooting down airliners with infected people?  Sinking any ships that left port in Mexico?  And Mexico is a long ways from South America.  US closing the US border from Mexico would be like France closing the border with Belguim because of a disease in Hungary.\n\nAnd as a member of the US Armed Forces, there is no way that a "shoot on sight" order would be given, let alone followed.  We are not mindless robots, and such an order would be illegal, and would never be followed.  Period.
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Try your local hospital or clinic.
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Certainly people should understand that others can not afford decent insurance. Some hospitals offer programs that you can sighn up for. Most programs may go by a sliding scale fee, others just ask for a payment plan to be followed.
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The most current figures from the U.S. Census Bureau shows there are 5,764 hospitals in the United States.\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/06statab/health.pdf
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almost every medical facility has some research going on. go to the nearest hospital and ask.
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I would suggest you check with organizations like the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Hospital Association, and the American Medical Association as a start
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I think one of the Country's Children's Hospitals will be able to help you.\n\nBlessed Be.
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Nurses.\nThis country is in dire need of Nurses.\n\nYou think doctors save lives?\nWrong!!!