This is the fourth in a series of articles published in Family Security Matters, a blog dedicated to engaging families in our Nation’s Security. The article includes information based on the author’s recent book: “Unready: TO ERR IS HUMAN, The Other Neglected side of Hospital Safety and Security”, a critical overview of the current state of readiness to support healthcare provision in the face of natural and man made disasters. This and subsequent articles will include pending material for the upcoming book titled “Deadly Neglect: Act of God vs. Apathy and Denial”.
It underscores the existing threats posed by the shift to softer targets using multiple teams of terrorists, of which hospitals are a favorite international target, contributing to the current characterization of the Public Heath and Healthcare Sector as the “weakest link in the Homeland Security Chain”. Click to View Article:
